Input validation error in GnuTLS - CVE-2013-2116
Published: July 3, 2013 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33306
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2116
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GnuTLS
GnuTLS
Software vendor:
GnuTLS
GnuTLS
Description
The 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 (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length.
Remediation
Update to version 2.12.24.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0883.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53911
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57260
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57274
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6753
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6754
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2697
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2013-2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:171
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028603
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1843-1
- https://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/5164d5a1d57cd0372a5dd074382ca960ca18b27d