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CVE-2021-20232

gnutls: Use after free in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c may lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.

Se encontró un defecto en gnutls. Un uso de la memoria previamente liberada en la función client_send_params en la biblioteca lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c puede conllevar a una corrupción en la memoria y otras potenciales consecuencias

A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c may lead to memory corruption and denial of service.

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*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-03-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-28 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (13)
URL Tag Source
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r50661d6f0082709aad9a584431b59ec364f9974b63b07e0800230168%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5d4001031e7790d8c6396c499522b4ed2aab782da87b1a14184793bb%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f88bed447742fcc5c47bf1c7be965ef450131914a6e1f85feba2779%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ac143ba6dd98bd4bf6bf010d46e56e254056459721ba18822d611f7%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9cbc69e57276413788e90a6ee16c7c034ea4258d31935b70db2bd158%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcd70a4c88a47a75fd2d5f3ffb7cee8c2a18c713320bd90fdcb57495f%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf5e1256d870193def4a82ad89ab95e63943a313b5ff0d81aa87e4532%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfd5273d72d244178441e6904a2f2b41a3268f569e8092ea0b3b2bb20%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0005 Third Party Advisory
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922275 2021-11-09
URL Date SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OSLAE6PP33A7VYRYMYMUVB3U6B26GZER 2023-11-07
https://www.gnutls.org/security-new.html#GNUTLS-SA-2021-03-10 2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20232 2021-11-09
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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 >= 3.6.3 < 3.7.1
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Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 8.0
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 34
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Affected