GnuTLS up to 3.8.3 PEM Bundle Verification uncaught exception

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in GnuTLS up to 3.8.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PEM Bundle Verification. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncaught exception. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-28835. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GnuTLS up to 3.8.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component PEM Bundle Verification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncaught exception vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-248. An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool --verify-chain" command.

The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-28835 since 03/11/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239752 (TencentOS Server 4: gnutls (TSSA-2024:0783)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (239752) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-25921). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncaught exception
CWE: CWE-248
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239752
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: gnutls (TSSA-2024:0783)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GnuTLS 3.8.4

Timelineinfo

03/11/2024 🔍
03/21/2024 +10 days 🔍
03/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2024:1879
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28835 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28835
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257554
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2024 08:23
Updated: 06/20/2025 20:37
Changes: 03/21/2024 08:23 (63), 05/03/2024 08:29 (1), 09/17/2024 00:59 (2), 04/13/2025 18:11 (3), 05/21/2025 18:31 (1), 06/20/2025 20:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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