CVE-2009-4144

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4144
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-23 20:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionNetworkManager (NM) 0.7.2 does not ensure that the configured Certification Authority (CA) certificate file for a (1) WPA Enterprise or (2) 802.1x network remains present upon a connection attempt, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (connectivity disruption) by spoofing the identity of a wireless network.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Networkmanager 0.7.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 546795 – CVE-2009-4144 NetworkManager: WPA enterprise network not verified when certificate is removed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
#560067 - CVE-2009-4144: WPA enterprise network not verified when certificate is removed - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
oss-security - NetworkManager CVE assignment af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
NetworkManager Security Bypass and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
network-manager-applet - Applet for managing network connections af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
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