CVE-2009-1417 Security feature bypass in n/a
GnuTLS fails to validate certificate expiration dates, allowing attackers to use invalid certificates to bypass security checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1417?
CVE-2009-1417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, published on 30 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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certificates, which allows remote attackers to successfully present a certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid, related to lack of time checks in the _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls_x509, as used by (a) Exim, (b) OpenLDAP, and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.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Gnutls.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-1417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Gnutls
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5mp-3h5g-9fgh.