Servers and applications
CVE-2009-3555
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…
- Severity
- Critical 9.8
- Published
- 9 Nov 2009
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 87% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Description
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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Apache HTTP ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:http_server |
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nginxServers and applications · cpe:a:f5:nginx |
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OpenSSLServers and applications · cpe:a:openssl:openssl |
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