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 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgnutls (Alpine package): 3.2.15-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f239b88c199f4dde531df4d987c269f41d16ac9a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=29728c092f183cc011ade9a4271d7d917dce7fbc
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3bbeefc942f619712b213fd41680e6914d490888
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.