CVE-2009-2072 describes a vulnerability in Apple Safari where the browser would display a lock icon for an HTTPS website without first verifying a cached certificate. This flaw allowed man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary HTTPS sites by sending a crafted 4xx or 5xx CONNECT response page through a proxy server. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability has a network-adjacent attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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