PT-2009-5749 · Apple · Safari

Published 2009-09-29 · Updated 2009-09-30 · CVE-2009-3455

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 4.0.3

Description The issue arises from improper handling of a '0' character in a domain name within the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.0.3, update to version 4.0.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3455

Affected Products

Safari

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36477 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3455 · Security Note
• http://networkworld.com/news/2009/091709-microsoft-ie-security-hole.html · Note