gnu gnutls up to 2.10.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in gnu gnutls. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-1663. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in gnu gnutls (Network Encryption Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double free vulnerability in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 3.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted certificate list.

The weakness was disclosed 03/13/2012 by Remi Gacogne (Website). The advisory is shared at article.gmane.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1663 since 03/13/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Shawn the R0ck and been published 2 years after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74886 (openSUSE Security Update : gnutls (openSUSE-SU-2013:0283-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166177 (SUSE Security Update for gnutls (openSUSE-SU-2013:0283-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.12.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74099), Exploit-DB (24865), Tenable (74886), SecurityFocus (BID 55894†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39732†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Shawn the R0ck
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Nessus ID: 74886
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : gnutls (openSUSE-SU-2013:0283-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gnutls 2.12.0

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03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: article.gmane.org
Researcher: Remi Gacogne
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-1663 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60417
X-Force: 74099
SecurityFocus: 55894 - GnuTLS 'libgnutls' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39732 - GnuTLS <3.0.14 Double Free Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via a Crafted Certificate List, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/02/2025 14:43
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 05/01/2017 00:27 (12), 11/30/2021 15:04 (3), 09/16/2024 19:33 (15), 01/02/2025 14:43 (4)
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