6.8

CVE-2009-4144: gnome networkmanager Cryptographic Issues

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4144
Published 23-12-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4144 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in gnome networkmanager. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2010:0108

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NetworkManager (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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.90% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • network-manager-applet< 0.7.2-2
Gnome1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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