CVE-2009-2973 (GCVE-0-2009-2973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Google Chrome before 2.0.172.43 does not prevent SSL connections to a site with an X.509 certificate signed with the (1) MD2 or (2) MD4 algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary HTTPS servers via a crafted certificate, a related issue to CVE-2009-2409.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
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