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CVE-2015-6251

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2727-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.

Vulnerabilidad de liberación doble en GnuTLS en versiones anteriores a la 3.3.17 y 3.4.x versiones anteriores a 3.4.4, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio a través de una entrada DistinguishedName (DN) de gran longitud en un certificado.

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled parsing CRL distribution points. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. Kurt Roeckx discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-08-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-08-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.0
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.0
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pre0
Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.1
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.2
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.3
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.4
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.5
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.6
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.7
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.8
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.9
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.10
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.11
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.12
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Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.13
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.14
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.15
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.3.16
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.4.0
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Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.4.1
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Affected
Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.4.2
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Gnu
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Gnutls
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3.4.3
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Affected