CVE-2009-2973

medium

Description

Google Chrome before 2.0.172.43 does not prevent SSL connections to a site with an X.509 certificate signed with the (1) MD2 or (2) MD4 algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary HTTPS servers via a crafted certificate, a related issue to CVE-2009-2409.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52903

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420

http://secunia.com/advisories/36417

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=18725

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00116