CVE-2009-3555
Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.87264 (87.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA assessment as of May 27, 2026
- Exploitation
- Public proof of concept recorded by CISA
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-300Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint
References
- APPLE-SA-2010-05-18-1 (lists.apple.com)vendor-advisory
- 1023427 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100081611
- 62210 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- 37640 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- arubanetworks.com/support/alerts/aid-020810.txt
- ADV-2010-0916 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114327
- RHSA-2010:0167 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-2010 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2009-12750 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0086 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1673 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- [tls] 20091104 TLS renegotiation issue (ietf.org)mailing-list
- 37656 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0865 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 39628 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.ht…
- 42724 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-3310 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3205 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- blogs.sun.com/security/entry/vulnerability_in_tls_protocol_…
- 39461 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100114315
- proftpd.org/docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.2c
- GLSA-201406-32 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
- ingate.com/Relnote.php?ver=481
- 1023204 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- 40866 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- HPSBMU02799 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- TA10-222A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- 1023211 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- SSRT090249 (h20000.www2.hp.com)vendor-advisory
- 39317 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 1023212 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2010:061 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- 39127 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 40545 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-3069 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- [4.5] 010: SECURITY FIX: November 26, 2009 (openbsd.org)vendor-advisory
- 1023210 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- 1023270 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- 40070 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 1023273 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-20491
- USN-927-5 (ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- PM12247 (www-01.ibm.com)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2011:0847 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:089 (mandriva.com)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0770 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- openssl.org/news/secadv_20091111.txt
- 1023275 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- DSA-3253 (debian.org)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-3484 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- 1023207 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- 37859 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- SSRT101846 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- 1021752 (sunsolve.sun.com)vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-6131 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0848 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20091107 Re: [TLS] CVE-2009-3555 for TLS renegotiation MITM attacks (openwall.com)mailing-list
- 39819 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- IC68055 (www-01.ibm.com)vendor-advisory
- links.org/?p=786
- 60521 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVEs for nginx (openwall.com)mailing-list
- VU#120541 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- 1023217 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0768 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-3353 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2010-5357 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- 39136 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-3555.html
- ADV-2011-0032 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- 1023148 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2011:0845 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- 36935 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- tombom.co.uk/blog/?p=85
- SSRT090208 (marc.info)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-1107 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- 1023218 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1350 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0338 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 42379 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-12775 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 20091109 Transport Layer Security Renegotiation Vulnerability (cisco.com)vendor-advisory
- IC67848 (www-01.ibm.com)vendor-advisory
- 1023213 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2010-16240 (lists.fedoraproject.org)vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-1793 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11617 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- extendedsubset.com/?p=8
- 37292 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- SSRT100817 (securityfocus.com)vendor-advisory
- tls-renegotiation-weak-security(54158) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2010-05-18-2 (lists.apple.com)vendor-advisory
- 39278 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 1023205 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0130 (redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- tomcat.apache.org/native-doc/miscellaneous/changelog-1.1.x.…
and 198 more in the record on cve.org
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