Vulnerability in GNU Gnutls
CVE-2012-1573
gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.12.17 and 3.x before 3.0.15 does not properly handle data encrypted with a block cipher, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted record, as demonstrated by a crafted GenericBlockCipher structure.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Gnutls — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1418-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57260 (third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html (vendor-advisory)
- article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5912 (mailing-list)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/48511 (third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/80259 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52667 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/5 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1573?
- CVE-2012-1573 is a vulnerability in GNU Gnutls, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2012-03-26.
- Is CVE-2012-1573 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.