Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package axtls (opens in a new tab)
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-AXTLS-1660180
- published13 Jan 2020
- disclosed3 Dec 2019
Introduced: 3 Dec 2019
CVE-2019-9689 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:12.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream axtls package and not the axtls package as distributed by Debian.
process_certificate in tls1.c in Cameron Hamilton-Rich axTLS through 2.1.5 has a Buffer Overflow via a crafted TLS certificate handshake message with zero certificates.
References
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/44
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9689
- http://axtls.sourceforge.net
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155500/axTLS-2.1.5-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://www.telekom.com/en/corporate-responsibility/data-protection-data-security/security/details/advisories-504842
- https://www.telekom.com/resource/blob/586428/51ae062269fbcb068bd20379f87f1398/dl-191121-critical-remote-denial-of-service-vulnerability-ii--data.pdf