Improper Input Validation Affecting gnutls-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.8.5-10.10.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
84.22% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GNUTLSDEBUGINFO-1668566
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed3 Jul 2013

Introduced: 3 Jul 2013

CVE-2013-2116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 gnutls-debuginfo to version 0:2.8.5-10.10.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2013-197.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls-debuginfo package and not the gnutls-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length. NOTE: this might be due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.

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