SB2012031401 - Resource management error in GnuTLS
Published: March 14, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012031401
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1663)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.