CVE-2009-4144 Information

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.

Reference

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/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11315