CVE-2014-1959

gnutls: incorrect handling of V1 intermediate certificates (GNUTLS-SA-2014-1)

Published Mar 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2866-1 gnutls26 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2012 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2121-1 GnuTLS vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:58 AM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 7, 2014, 12:10 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 12, 2014, 12:00 AM