5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2072
Apple Safari Certificate Forgery
Description

Apple Safari does not require a cached certificate before displaying a lock icon for an https web site, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by sending the browser a crafted (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page for an https request sent through a proxy server.

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 23, 2009, 5:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

5.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2072 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple safari
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-2072.

URL Resource
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35411

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.23751

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability