CVE-2009-1417
gnutls-cli in GnuTLS before 2.6.6 does not verify the activation and expiration times of X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to successfully present a certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid, related to lack of time checks in the _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls_x509, as used by (a) Exim, (b) OpenLDAP, and (c) libsoup.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 1.4% (73th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1415)
- 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-2009-1415 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / gnutls
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References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3517(Patch)
- 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?1022159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50261
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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