Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-6251 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
GnuTLS Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | GnuTLS |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32394
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6251
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.
MitigationUpdate to version 3.3.17.
Vulnerable software versionsGnuTLS: 3.3.0 - 3.3.16
External linkshttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165286.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00001.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3334
http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76267
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033226
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251902
http://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/272854367efc130fbd4f1a51840d80c630214e12
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.