CVE-2009-3477

medium

Description

The Blackberry Browser in RIM BlackBerry Device Software 4.5.0 before 4.5.0.173, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.303, 4.6.1 before 4.6.1.309, 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.179, and 4.7.1 before 4.7.1.57 does not properly handle "hidden" characters including a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53490

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022951

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36528

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/viewContent.do?externalId=KB19552

http://secunia.com/advisories/36875

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-09-29

Updated: 2017-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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