National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-3477

Overview

The 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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: XF

Name: blackberry-device-certificate-spoofing(53490)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53490

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1022951

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022951

External Source: BID

Name: 36528

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36528

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/viewContent.do?externalId=KB19552

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/viewContent.do?externalId=KB19552

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36875

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36875