CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-3477
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-09-29
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-310
Description
The Blackberry Browser in RIM BlackBerry Device Software 4.5.0 before 4.5.0.173, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.303, 4.6.1 before 4.6.1.309, 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.179, and 4.7.1 before 4.7.1.57 does not properly handle "hidden" characters including a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Affected configurations
• rim blackberry device software 4.5.0
• rim blackberry device software 4.6
• rim blackberry device software 4.6.1
• rim blackberry device software 4.7
• rim blackberry device software 4.7.1
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36875 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/viewContent.do?externalId=KB19552 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36528 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022951 www.securitytracker.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53490 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36875 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/viewContent.do?externalId=KB19552 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36528 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022951 www.securitytracker.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53490 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com