Buffer overflow in GnuTLS - CVE-2014-3466

 

Buffer overflow in GnuTLS - CVE-2014-3466

Published: June 3, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32530
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3466
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GnuTLS
Software vendor:
GnuTLS

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in the read_server_hello function in lib/gnutls_handshake.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.25, 3.2.x before 3.2.15, and 3.3.x before 3.3.4 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long session id in a ServerHello message.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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