CVE-2009-1415

gnutls: Double free and free of invalid pointer on certain errors [GNUTLS-SA-2009-1]

Published Apr 30, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 7.9% KEV · Not listed
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:13 AM
Reserved
Apr 24, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 30, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 30, 2009, 12:00 AM