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CVE-2009-1416
lib/gnutls_pk.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS 2.5.0 through 2.6.5 generates RSA keys stored in DSA structures, instead of the intended DSA keys,…
High7.5EPSS 3.9%
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- mitre
Description
lib/gnutls_pk.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS 2.5.0 through 2.6.5 generates RSA keys stored in DSA structures, instead of the intended DSA keys, which might allow remote attackers to spoof signatures on certificates or have unspecified other impact by leveraging an invalid DSA key.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- [help-gnutls] 20090420 Encryption using DSA keys (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [gnutls-devel] 20090430 All DSA keys generated using GnuTLS 2.6.x are corrupt [GNUTLS-SA-2009-2] [CVE-2009-1416] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1022158 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1218 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 34783 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200905-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 34842 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35211 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:116 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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