NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.3.8-6+deb8u6


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 28.45% (97th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-GNUTLS28-340635
  • published 16 Jun 2017
  • disclosed 16 Jun 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 gnutls28 to version 3.3.8-6+deb8u6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls28 package and not the gnutls28 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

GnuTLS version 3.5.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference while decoding a status response TLS extension with valid contents. This could lead to a crash of the GnuTLS server application.