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.
Published: 2009-12-23
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4114 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-883-1 network-manager-applet vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:10.008Z

Reserved: 2009-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4144

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-12-23T20:30:00.407

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-4144

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-4144 - Bugzilla

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