CVE-2014-1959

lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates.

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateMar 07, 2014, 00:10

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-264

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.8

Vector String

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

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-264

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

5.8

Vector String

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

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE