CVE-2009-1417
gnutls-cli in GnuTLS before 2.6.6 does not verify the activation and expiration times of X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to successfully present a certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid, related to lack of time…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
gnutls-cli in GnuTLS before 2.6.6 does not verify the activation and expiration times of X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to successfully present a certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid, related to lack of time checks in the _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls_x509, as used by (a) Exim, (b) OpenLDAP, and (c) libsoup.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.43% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- gnu/gnutls
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3517Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34842Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50261
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3517Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34842Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50261
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.