Vulnerability in Red Hat Discovery 1.14
CVE-2024-12133
A flaw in libtasn1 causes inefficient handling of specific certificate data. When processing a large number of elements in a certificate, libtasn1 takes much longer than expected, which can slow down or even crash the system. This flaw allows an attacker to send a specially crafted certificate, causing a denial of service attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Discovery 1.14 — versions 1.14.2-1748467619, sha256:ad1045aa0de937c3a6969ec377f7bfeda9a44ee434a954e8245e9840316ffc1c, 1.14.3-1748529279
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:4.13-5.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:3.6.14-10.el8_4.1, 0:4.13-3.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On — versions 0:3.6.14-10.el8_4.1, 0:4.13-3.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.5, 0:4.13-3.el8_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On — versions 0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.5, 0:4.13-3.el8_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.4, 0:4.13-4.el8_8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2025:17347 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:4049 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:7077 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:8021 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:8385 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12133 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2344611 (issue-tracking)
- gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/blob/master/doc/security/CVE-2024-12133.md
- gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/issues/52
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12133?
- CVE-2024-12133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Discovery 1.14, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12133?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12133 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.