{"cve":"CVE-2009-2973","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-27T17:30:00.297","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:38.250","status":"Modified","description":"Google Chrome before 2.0.172.43 does not prevent SSL connections to a site with an X.509 certificate signed with the (1) MD2 or (2) MD4 algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary HTTPS servers via a crafted certificate, a related issue to CVE-2009-2409.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=18725","http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/36417","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52903"],"products":["google:chrome"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2973","score":0.00932,"percentile":0.60689,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}