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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…
Medium5.4EPSS 0.28%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.4 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 79% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/79323/pbp-final-with-update.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 35411 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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