CVE-2014-1959

N/A Unknown
Published: March 07, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
46th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

gnu

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