4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1415
GnuTLS DSA Signature Handler Denial of Service and Puzzle Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2009, 8:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1415 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu gnutls
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1415.

URL 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1415 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1415 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515
    Added Reference http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34842
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35211
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml
    Added Reference http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515 Patch http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515 Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502 No Types Assigned http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34842 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34842 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35211 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35211 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488 Exploit http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488 Broken Link, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:116 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-255
    Added CWE NIST CWE-824
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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50260 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50257 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50445 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1415 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1415 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

17.76 }} -5.79%

score

0.94588

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability