VDB
CVE-2009-3044
CVE-2009-3044
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published September 2, 2009
Opera before 10.00 does not properly handle a (1) '\0' character or (2) invalid wildcard character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Sep 2, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 8, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 23, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2009-3044
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2009-3044
Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2009-3044/fixes/registry"
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References
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- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6444 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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