CVE-2009-2510
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2510 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-10-14 10:30:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | All | sp2 | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | All | sp2 | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 7 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | x32 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | r2 | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | r2 | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | sp2 | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | sp2 | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | sp2 | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | All | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | - | sp2 | x64 | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-286A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-056 - Important | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer SSL security hole lingers - Network World | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.networkworld.com | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer NULL Byte CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Vulnerabilities Allow Attacker to Impersonate Any Website | Threat Level | Wired.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wired.com | |
| More holes found in Web's SSL security protocol - Network World | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.networkworld.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.