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
- 4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90%
- 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.
Affected Packages
(14 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:4.0(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls13 | 1.4.4-3, 1.4.4-3+etch1, 1.4.4-3+etch2, 1.4.4-3+etch3, 1.4.4-3+etch4 | 1.4.4-3+etch5 | — |
| openssl | 0.9.8c-4 ... 0.9.8c-4etch8 (9 versions) | 0.9.8c-4etch9 | — |
| openssl097 | 0.9.7k-3.1, 0.9.7k-3.1etch1, 0.9.7k-3.1etch2, 0.9.7k-3.1etch3, 0.9.7k-3.1etch4 | 0.9.7k-3.1etch5 | — |
Debian:5.0(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls26 | 2.4.2-5, 2.4.2-6, 2.4.2-6+lenny1 | 2.4.2-6+lenny2 | — |
| nss | 3.12.0-5 ... 3.12.3-1 (6 versions) | 3.12.3.1-0lenny1 | — |
| openssl | 0.9.8g-15, 0.9.8g-15+lenny1, 0.9.8g-15+lenny3 | 0.9.8g-15+lenny5 | — |
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nss | — | 3.12.3-1 | — |
| openssl | — | 0.9.8k-4 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nss | — | 3.12.3-1 | — |
| openssl | — | 0.9.8k-4 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nss | — | 3.12.3-1 | — |
| openssl | — | 0.9.8k-4 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nss | — | 3.12.3-1 | — |
| openssl | — | 0.9.8k-4 | — |
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
(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 117 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-08-25 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-09 21:39 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-26 13:38 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.10
- 2026-07-25 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 22:11 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-23 00:59 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-06-19 04:35 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-05-30 15:59 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-30 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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