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CVE-2009-4144

Published: 23 December 2009

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
already fixed in 0.8

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
network-manager
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Not vulnerable

intrepid Not vulnerable

jaunty Not vulnerable

karmic Not vulnerable

upstream Needed

network-manager-applet
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable
(0.6.6-0ubuntu3.1)
intrepid
Released (0.7~~svn20081020t000444-0ubuntu1.8.10.3)
jaunty
Released (0.7.1~rc4.1-0ubuntu2.1)
karmic Not vulnerable
(0.8~a~git.20091014t134532.4033e62-0ubuntu1)
upstream Needed

Patches:
upstream: http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=4020594dfbf566f1852f0acb36ad631a9e73a82b