medium5.4
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 ar…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | through 3.2.1 Versions 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.0b1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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