Unscored severity · published Apr 30, 2009
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…
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CVSS
7.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.9% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GN
Gnutls · Gnu
before 2.6.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1415
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1415
Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515
Broken Link
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34842
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
Broken Link
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488
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