CVE-2016-7444
The gnutls_ocsp_resp_check_crt function in lib/x509/ocsp.c in GnuTLS before 3.4.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not verify the serial length of an OCSP response, which might allow remote attackers to bypass an intended certificate validation mechanism…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The gnutls_ocsp_resp_check_crt function in lib/x509/ocsp.c in GnuTLS before 3.4.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not verify the serial length of an OCSP response, which might allow remote attackers to bypass an intended certificate validation mechanism via vectors involving trailing bytes left by gnutls_malloc.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- gnu/gnutls
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92893
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/964632f37dfdfb914ebc5e49db4fa29af35b1de9Patch
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-devel/2016-September/008146.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.gnutls.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92893
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/964632f37dfdfb914ebc5e49db4fa29af35b1de9Patch
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-devel/2016-September/008146.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.gnutls.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.