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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2009-4144 json

NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.2 does not ensure that the configured Certification Authority (CA) certificate file for a (1) WPA Enterprise or (2)…

published 2009-12-23 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4114

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • network-manager-applet Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.2-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4144

  • NetworkManager RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4
  • NetworkManager-glib RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4
  • NetworkManager-gnome RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0108

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-4144 updated cvss 1.8

NetworkManager: WPA enterprise network not verified when certificate is removed

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) NetworkManager 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-9.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) NetworkManager 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-9.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) NetworkManager 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-9.el5_4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-9.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0108

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Exploit prediction

1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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