CVE-2009-1415
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CVE-2009-1415 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. lib/pk-libgcrypt.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.6 does not properly handle invalid DSA signatures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed DSA key that triggers a (1) free of an uninitialized pointer or (2) double free.. EPSS estimates a 7.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
lib/pk-libgcrypt.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.6 does not properly handle invalid DSA signatures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed DSA key that triggers a (1) free of an uninitialized pointer or (2) double free.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Gnutls | < 2.6.6 |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515Broken Link, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34842Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35211Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488Broken Link, Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515Broken Link, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34842Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35211Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488Broken Link, Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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