CVE-2009-3555
The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, mod_ssl in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.14 and earlier, OpenSSL before 0.9.8l, GnuTLS 2.8.5 and earlier, Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.12.4 and earlier, multiple Cisco products, and other products, does not properly associate renegotiation handshakes with an existing connection, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert data into HTTPS sessions, and possibly other types of sessions protected by TLS or SSL, by sending an unauthenticated request that is processed retroactively by a server in a post-renegotiation context, related to a "plaintext injection" attack, aka the "Project Mogul" issue.
Published:Nov 5, 2009
Last Modified:May 27, 2026
EPS:Nov 9, 2009
EPSS Score:0.01971
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apache
Product
Http Server
Apache
Http Server
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Ubuntu Linux
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
Debian
Product
Debian Linux
Debian
Debian Linux
Vendor
F5
Product
Nginx
F5
Nginx
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Vendor
Gnu
Product
Gnutls
Gnu
Gnutls
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Nss
Mozilla
Nss
Vendor
Openssl
Product
Openssl
Openssl
Openssl
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Redhat
Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Network Satellite
Redhat
Network Satellite
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Extras
Redhat
Rhel Extras
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Extras Sap
Redhat
Rhel Extras Sap
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Satellite
Redhat
Satellite
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Satellite Capsule
Redhat
Satellite Capsule
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
