CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
93.0%
A vulnerability exists in GnuTLS that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
GnuTLS contains a vulnerability in gnults-serv that may result in a denial of service when handling a specially crafted TLS packet that contains multiple Client Hello messages. According to CERT-FI Vulnerability Advisory on GnuTLS:
A remote, unauthorized attacker may be able to cause a denial of service.
Upgrade or Apply Patch
GnuTLS has issued an upgrade and a patch to address this issue. See GnuTLS Security Advisory SA-2008-01 for more information. GnuTLS is included in various Linux and UNIX distributions. Please consult the relevant documentation of your distribution to obtain the appropriate updates.
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Updated: May 29, 2008
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We have not received a statement from the vendor.
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Refer to GnuTLS Security Advisory SA-2008-01 for more information.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23252626 Feedback>).
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This issue was reported in GnuTLS Security Advisory SA-2008-01. GnuTLS credits Ossi Herrala and Jukka Taimisto from the CROSS project at Codenomicon Ltd. for reporting this issue.
This document was written by Chris Taschner.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2008-1949 |
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Severity Metric: | 9.19 Date Public: |