#VU7655 Security restrictions bypass in Gnu - CVE-2016-7444

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7655

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7444

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Gnu
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: GNU

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of the serial length of an OCSP response by the gnutls_ocsp_resp_check_crt function in the lib/x509/ocsp.c code. A remote attacker can bypass certificate validation and conduct further attacks.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.4.15 or 3.5.4.

Vulnerable software versions

Gnu: 3.3.24 - 3.5.3

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External links
https://www.gnutls.org/security.html

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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.