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CVE-2009-2072

Apple Safari does not require a cached certificate before displaying a lock icon for an https web site, which allows man-in-the-middle attac

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Summary

Apple Safari does not require a cached certificate before displaying a lock icon for an https web site, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by sending the browser a crafted (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page for an https request sent through a proxy server.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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References 3

research.microsoft.com

securityfocus.com