CVE-2009-3477

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3477
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-29 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-17 01:31:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-310

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.5.0 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.6 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.6.1 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.7 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.7.1 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.5.0 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.6 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.6.1 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.7 All All All
Application Rim Blackberry Device Software 4.7.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
BlackBerry Device Software Browser Dialog Box Certificate Mismatch Weakness BID www.securityfocus.com
BlackBerry browser dialog box does not clearly indicate mismatches between web site domain names and associated certificates CONFIRM www.blackberry.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Blackberry OS NULL Character Flaw in Common Name Field Lets Remote Users Spoof Certficiates SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
BlackBerry Devices Insufficient Certificate Warning Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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