The Blackberry Browser in RIM BlackBerry Device Software 4.5.0 before 4.5.0.173, 4.6.0…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Blackberry Browser in RIM BlackBerry Device Software 4.5.0 before 4.5.0.173, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.303, 4.6.1 before 4.6.1.309, 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.179, and 4.7.1 before 4.7.1.57 does not properly handle "hidden" characters including a '\0' character in a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | Rim |
| cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | Rim |
| cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | Rim |
| cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | Rim |
| cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.1 | Vulnerable | Rim |
- cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Rim
- cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Rim
- cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Rim
- cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·Rim
- cpe:2.3:a:rim:blackberry_device_software:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·Rim
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3477
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g82-jmg8-h26c
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Rim Blackberry Device Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03738 The browser in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Device Software 5.0.0.593 Platform… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2005-02220 Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Handheld web browser for BlackBerry Handheld before… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
Sources
- CVE-2009-3477 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3477 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g82-jmg8-h26c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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