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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.92% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-824
- Affected
- gnu/gnutls
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515Broken Link, Patch
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502Broken Link
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260Not Applicable
- 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://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502Broken Link
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260Not Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.