5.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-4831
Trillian SSL Certificate Validation Bypass
Description

Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1 Basic does not check SSL certificates during MSN authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain MSN credentials via a man-in-the-middle attack with a spoofed SSL certificate.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 7, 2022, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4831 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 Cerulean_studios trillian
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-2009-4831.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/35620 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504573/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35509 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51400 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-4831 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4831 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35620 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35620 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504573/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504573/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35509 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35509 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51400 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51400 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:trillian:trillian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:trillian:trillian:3.1:-:basic:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1:*:*:*:basic:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504573/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504573/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51400 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51400 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2010

    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-2009-4831 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-2009-4831 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.14 }} -0.03%

score

0.50503

percentile

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