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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2009-04-30 20:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2009-1415

Mitre link : CVE-2009-1415

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-1415


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Products Affected

gnu

  • gnutls
CWE
CWE-824

Access of Uninitialized Pointer