CVE-2009-1416
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD
lib/gnutls_pk.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS 2.5.0 through 2.6.5 generates RSA keys stored in DSA structures, instead of the intended DSA keys, which might allow remote attackers to spoof signatures on certificates or have unspecified other impact by leveraging an invalid DSA key.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 3.9% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1414)
- Published
- April 30, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1414 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / gnutls
- gnu / gnutls
- gnu / gnutls
- gnu / gnutls
- gnu / gnutls
- gnu / gnutls
- gnu / gnutls
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3516(Exploit, Patch)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnutls/2009-04/msg00018.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34842(Vendor 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?1022158
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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