CVE-2009-2510
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.
Published:Oct 14, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Oct 14, 2009
EPSS Score:0.17107
CVSS Score:6.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 2000
Microsoft
Windows 2000
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 2003 Server
Microsoft
Windows 2003 Server
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 7
Microsoft
Windows 7
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Vista
Microsoft
Windows Vista
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Xp
Microsoft
Windows Xp
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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