Disclosure summary
The SSL protocol, as used in certain configurations in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and other products, encrypts data by using CBC mode with chained initialization vectors, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain plaintext HTTP headers via a blockwise chosen-boundary attack (BCBA) on an HTTPS session, in conjunction with JavaScript code that uses (1) the HTML5 WebSocket API, (2) the Java URLConnection API, or (3) the Silverlight WebClient API, aka a "BEAST" attack.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-326
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2011-3389
Open original source · Updated Oct 09, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | - | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | - |
| mozilla | firefox | - |
| opera | opera_browser | - |
| microsoft | windows | - |
| siemens | simatic_rf68xr_firmware | * {"versionEndExcluding":"3.2.1"} |
| siemens | simatic_rf615r_firmware | * {"versionEndExcluding":"3.2.1"} |
| haxx | curl | * {"versionStartIncluding":"7.10.6","versionEndIncluding":"7.23.1"} |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 5.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 6.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.10 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 11.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 11.10 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- blogs.oracle.com — Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.novell.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com — Third Party Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- h20564.www2.hp.com — Broken Link
- hermes.opensuse.org — Broken Link
- hermes.opensuse.org — Broken Link
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org — Third Party Advisory
- blogs.oracle.com — Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.novell.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com — Third Party Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- h20564.www2.hp.com — Broken Link
- hermes.opensuse.org — Broken Link
- hermes.opensuse.org — Broken Link
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org — Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2011-09-06T15:55:03-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-09T16:17:02-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:17-04:00