Vulnerability identifier: #VU18106
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
GnuTLS
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: GnuTLS
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uninitialized pointer access when processing TLS1.3 asynchronous messages. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted asynchronous post-handshake message, trigger memory corruption and perform denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
GnuTLS: 3.6.4 - 3.6.6
External links
http://www.gnutls.org/security-new.html#GNUTLS-SA-2019-03-27
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3836
http://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/issues/704
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.