Buffer overflow in Gnu Gnutls

CVE-2025-32990

A heap-buffer-overflow (off-by-one) flaw was found in the GnuTLS software in the template parsing logic within the certtool utility. When it reads certain settings from a template file, it allows an attacker to cause an out-of-bounds (OOB)…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-32990?
CVE-2025-32990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-32990?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-32990 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.