Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2973
CVE-2009-2973
Description
Google Chrome before 2.0.172.43 does not prevent SSL connections to a site with an X.509 certificate signed with the (1) MD2 or (2) MD4 algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary HTTPS servers via a crafted certificate, a related issue to CVE-2009-2409.
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Affected products
31cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 30 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.172.37
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.152.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.153.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.3.154.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.3.154.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.156.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.158.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.172.43
Patches
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References
5- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvdVendor Advisory
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36417nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420nvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52903nvd
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