CVE-2014-1959
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
07/03/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.20 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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