Vulnerability Name:

CCN-54735

Published:2009-12-07
Updated:2009-12-07
Summary:network-manager-applet could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a failure to prevent connections to certain networks when the certificate file is not present. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks against the victim.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:1.9 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:TF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: CCN
Type: Debian Bug report logs - #560067
network-manager-gnome: nm connects to WPA2 with certificate after .pem file was delated

Source: CCN
Type: GNOME GIT source code repository
core: fix CA cert mishandling after cert file deletion (deb #560067) (rh #546793)

Source: CCN
Type: SA37647
network-manager-applet Certificate File Handling Security Issue

Source: CCN
Type: BID-37313
GNOME NetworkManager Applet SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nma-certificate-weak-security(54735)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:networkmanager:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnome networkmanager 0.7.2