CVE-2009-1415

N/A Unknown
Published: April 30, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34842
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34842
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.8%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-824

Affected Vendors

gnu

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