CVE-2009-2973 Information

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.

Reference

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