CVE-2009-3555
EXPLOITEDApache HTTP Server < 2.2.14 - Improper Certificate Validation
Title source: ruleDescription
The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, mod_ssl in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.14 and earlier, OpenSSL before 0.9.8l, GnuTLS 2.8.5 and earlier, Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.12.4 and earlier, multiple Cisco products, and other products, does not properly associate renegotiation handshakes with an existing connection, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert data into HTTPS sessions, and possibly other types of sessions protected by TLS or SSL, by sending an unauthenticated request that is processed retroactively by a server in a post-renegotiation context, related to a "plaintext injection" attack, aka the "Project Mogul" issue.
Exploits (3)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by RedTeam Pentesting · pythonremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10579
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Dan Kaminsky · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10071
nomisec
WORKING POC
3 stars
by johnwchadwick · remote
https://github.com/johnwchadwick/cve-2009-3555-test-server
References (298)
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Scores
EPSS
0.0197
EPSS Percentile
83.6%
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2009-11-18
CWE
CWE-295
Status
published
Products (22)
apache/http_server
< 2.2.14
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
9.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
9.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.10
debian/debian_linux
4.0
debian/debian_linux
5.0
debian/debian_linux
6.0
... and 12 more
Published
Nov 09, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026