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CVE-2009-3477

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

The Blackberry Browser in RIM BlackBerry Device Software 4.5.0 before 4.5.0.173, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.303, 4.6.1 before 4.6.1.309, 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.179, and 4.7.1 before 4.7.1.57 does not properly handle "hidden" characters including a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-310
EPSS score
0.6% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-3459)
Published
September 29, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3459 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • rim / blackberry device software
  • rim / blackberry device software
  • rim / blackberry device software
  • rim / blackberry device software
  • rim / blackberry device software

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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