medium5.8
CVE-2014-1959
lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to byp…
Impact
lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Gnutls | through 3.1.20 Versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
- https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
- https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c