CVE-2009-3044 describes a vulnerability in Opera versions prior to 10.00, where the browser improperly handles null or invalid wildcard characters in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using a specially crafted certificate from a legitimate Certificate Authority. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to information integrity compromise, though it does not impact confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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