Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1415
CVE-2009-1415
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.6.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3515nvdBroken LinkPatch
- thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3488nvdBroken LinkExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/34842nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-04.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34783nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50257nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50445nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3502nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35211nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1218nvdBroken Link
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50260nvdNot Applicable
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