CVE-2009-5144

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Published Feb 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

mod-gnutls does not validate client certificates when "GnuTLSClientVerify require" is set in a directory context, which allows remote attackers to spoof clients via a crafted certificate.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mod_gnutls_project:mod_gnutls:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-5099	mod-gnutls does not validate client certificates when "GnuTLSClientVerify require" is set in a directory context, which allows remote attackers to spoof clients via a crafted certificate.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.843% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://issues.outoforder.cc/view.php?id=93
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/6
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578663
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197127

History

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Subscriptions

Mod Gnutls Project Mod Gnutls

Weaknesses

CWE-254

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 3, 2018, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 3, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

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