CVE-2015-2091

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Published Mar 13, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The authentication hook (mgs_hook_authz) in mod-gnutls 0.5.10 and earlier does not validate client certificates when "GnuTLSClientVerify require" is set, which allows remote attackers to spoof clients via a crafted certificate.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod-gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-170-1	mod-gnutls security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3177-1	mod-gnutls security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2201	The authentication hook (mgs_hook_authz) in mod-gnutls 0.5.10 and earlier does not validate client certificates when "GnuTLSClientVerify require" is set, which allows remote attackers to spoof clients via a crafted certificate.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.250% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://issues.outoforder.cc/view.php?id=93
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3177
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578663
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-04

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Mod-gnutls

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 13, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:02 AM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 13, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

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