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CVE-2009-4831

Published: Apr 29, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-295
NVD MITRE
5.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1 Basic does not check SSL certificates during MSN authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain MSN credentials via a man-in-the-middle attack with a spoofed SSL certificate.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

n/an/a
TrillianCerulean Studios
Mixed
Communications / messaging-chat
trilliancerulean studios
Mixed
Communications / messaging-chat
cerulean studioscommercialCommunicationsaka trillian pro, trillian

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35620
secunia.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504573/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51400
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 29, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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