The Network Security Services (NSS) library before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox; GnuTLS before 2.6.4 and 2.7.4; OpenSSL 0.9.8 through 0.9.8k; and other products support MD2 with X.509 certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof certificates by using MD2 design flaws to generate a hash collision in less than brute-force time. NOTE: the scope of this issue is currently limited because the amount of computation required is still large.
CVE-2009-2409
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.1 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 4.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.1MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.1(low)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity51% × 45%Exploitation5% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 91%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 30, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (74)
- secalert@redhathttp://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
- secalert@redhathttp://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36139
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36157
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36434
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36669
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36739
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37386
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/42467
- secalert@redhathttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- secalert@redhathttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200912-01.xml
- secalert@redhathttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-2409(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libgnutls26 (2.4.2-6ubuntu0.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8g-4ubuntu3.8) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | openjdk-6-jre (6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1) @ karmic | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libnss3-1d (3.12.3.1-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | openssl-0:0.9.7a-43.17.el4_8.5 | 2010-03-25 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:1.4.1-3.el5_4.8 | 2010-03-25 | redhat |
| redhat | openssl-0:0.9.8e-12.el5_4.1 | 2010-01-20 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | 2009-12-11 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 | 2009-11-16 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5 | 2009-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5 | 2009-11-09 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.45.el3 | 2009-09-09 | redhat |
| redhat | nss-0:3.12.3.99.3-1.el5_2 | 2009-08-12 | redhat |
| redhat | nss-0:3.12.3.99.3-1.el4_7.6 | 2009-07-31 | redhat |
| redhat | nss-0:3.12.3.99.3-1.el4_8.2 | 2009-07-30 | redhat |
| redhat | nss-0:3.12.3.99.3-1.el5_3.2 | 2009-07-30 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(14)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1184MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1184 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1186MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1186 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1190MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1190 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1207MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1207 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1432MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1432 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1560MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1560 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1571MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1571 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1584MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1584 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1662MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2009:1662 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0054MODERATE2009-07-29
RHSA-2010:0054 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-809-1MEDIUM
GnuTLS vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-810-1MEDIUM
NSS vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-830-1MEDIUM
OpenSSL vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-859-1MEDIUM
OpenJDK vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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