VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2072
Apple Safari does not require a cached certificate before displaying a lock icon for an https web site, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by sending the browser a crafted (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page…
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apple Safari does not require a cached certificate before displaying a lock icon for an https web site, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by sending the browser a crafted (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page for an https request sent through a proxy server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
- http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35411
- http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
- http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35411
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.