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    CVE-2009-4144

    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.

    Published:Dec 8, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 23, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.01278
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Networkmanager
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560067
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=4020594dfbf566f1852f0acb36ad631a9e73a82b
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38420
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/16/3
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0108.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37580
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546795
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11315
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560067
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=4020594dfbf566f1852f0acb36ad631a9e73a82b
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38420
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/16/3
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0108.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37580
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546795
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11315

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High