CVE-2013-2116

Published: Jul 3, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length. NOTE: this might be due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Gnutls

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Gnutls	Version 2.12.23

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (30)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00019.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0883.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/53911

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/57260

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/57274

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6753

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6754

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2697

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2013-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:171

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028603

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1843-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/5164d5a1d57cd0372a5dd074382ca960ca18b27d

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00019.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0883.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/53911

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/57260

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/57274

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6753

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6754

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2697

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2013-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:171

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028603

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1843-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/5164d5a1d57cd0372a5dd074382ca960ca18b27d

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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