CVE-2014-1959
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 6, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 13, 2014
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
- [oss-security] 20140213 CVE Request - GnuTLS corrects flaw in certificate verification (3.1.x/3.2.x)mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20140213 Re: CVE Request - GnuTLS corrects flaw in certificate verification (3.1.x/3.2.x)mailing-list
- 65559vdb-entry
- USN-2121-1vendor-advisory
- https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c
- DSA-2866vendor-advisory
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