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CVE-2009-2973

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2973 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 2.0.172.43, where the browser failed to prevent SSL connections to sites using X.509 certificates signed with the MD2 or MD4 hashing algorithms. This flaw could enable man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers using crafted certificates. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.172.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.149.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.149.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.149.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.152.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.152.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0093 is in the 36th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
Vendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36417
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/52903
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2420
Vendor Advisory