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CVE-2009-5138 Detail

Description

GnuTLS before 2.7.6, when the GNUTLS_VERIFY_ALLOW_X509_V1_CA_CRT flag is not enabled, treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1959.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12223
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12223
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00020.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0247.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0247.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57254
http://secunia.com/advisories/57254
http://secunia.com/advisories/57260
http://secunia.com/advisories/57260
http://secunia.com/advisories/57274
http://secunia.com/advisories/57274
http://secunia.com/advisories/57321
http://secunia.com/advisories/57321
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3351/focus=3361
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3351/focus=3361
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12127
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12127
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069301
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069301
https://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/c8dcbedd1fdc312f5b1a70fcfbc1afe235d800cd Exploit  Patch 
https://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/c8dcbedd1fdc312f5b1a70fcfbc1afe235d800cd Exploit  Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-5138
NVD Published Date:
03/06/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.