Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-1415
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1415
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 11.96%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 95 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1415
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-1415
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2009-1415
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Red Hat 2009-09-21Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of gnutls shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 as it only affected gnutls 2.6.x versions.
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445
GnuTLS libgnutls denial of service CVE-2009-1415 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515
Broken Link;Patch
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257
GnuTLS DSA code execution CVE-2009-1415 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200905-04) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260
GnuTLS DSA spoofing CVE-2009-1416 Vulnerability ReportNot Applicable
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488
Broken Link;Exploit
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http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502
Broken Link
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157
GoDaddy Domain Name SearchBroken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34842
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link;Vendor Advisory
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