GnuTLS Error in ciphertext_to_compressed() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026828 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026828
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-1573
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 21 2012
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.0.14 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in GnuTLS. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
The software does not properly process records containing data that is a multiple of the block size. A remote user can send specially crafted data to trigger a heap corruption error and cause the target service to crash.
The original advisory is available at:
http://blog.mudynamics.com/2012/03/20/gnutls-and-libtasn1-vulns/
Matthew Hall of Mu Dynamics reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.0.15).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5912
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Vendor URL: www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any)
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