CVE-2009-2408

Published: Jul 30, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, Firefox before 3.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.23, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.18 do not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority. NOTE: this was originally reported for Firefox before 3.5.

Affected (12)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Network Security Services, Seamonkey, Thunderbird · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise, Linux Enterprise Server · +2 more

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Mozilla: Firefox, Network Security Services, Seamonkey, Thunderbird · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise, Linux Enterprise Server · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

Mozilla

4 products

Firefox

Network Security Services

1 product

2 products

Linux Enterprise Server

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 3.0.13
Mozilla Network Security Services	Before 3.12.3
Mozilla Seamonkey	Before 1.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird	Before 2.0.0.23

Configuration B

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	From 10.3 to 11.1
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 10.0
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 11.0
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 9

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 5.0

Configuration D

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 9.04

Related CWEs

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

References (60)

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7003

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125198917018936&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List

http://osvdb.org/56723

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/36088

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36125

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36139

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36157

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36434

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36669

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/37098

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:217

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-42.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/libraries/libldap/tls_m.c.diff?r1=1.8&r2=1.11&f=h

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022632

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/kaminsky/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Press/Media Coverage

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510251

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10751

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8458

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7003