#VU112994 NULL pointer dereference in GnuTLS - CVE-2025-32990
Published: July 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112994
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32990
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GnuTLS
GnuTLS
Software vendor:
GnuTLS
GnuTLS
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when the certtool program is invoked with a template file with a number of string pairs for a single keyword. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.