6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2510
Microsoft CryptoAPI Null Truncation in X.509 Common Name Vulnerability
Description

The CryptoAPI component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, as used by Internet Explorer and other applications, does 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, aka "Null Truncation in X.509 Common Name Vulnerability," a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2009, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 7, 2023, 6:38 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2510 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 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_server_2008
3 Microsoft windows_2000
4 Microsoft windows_2003_server
5 Microsoft windows_vista
6 Microsoft windows_xp
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 6
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-2009-2510.

URL Resource
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/073009-more-holes-found-in-webs.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091709-microsoft-ie-security-hole.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36475
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html US Government Resource
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/kaminsky/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-056
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5842

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-2510 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-2510 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x32:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-056.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-056 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5842 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5842 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2510 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-2510 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

94.62 }} 0.26%

score

0.99282

percentile

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