NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.5.8-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.41% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-GNUTLS28-20675086
  • published9 Oct 2026
  • disclosed16 Jun 2017

Introduced: 16 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-7507  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest gnutls28 to version 3.5.8-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls28 package and not the gnutls28 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

GnuTLS version 3.5.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference while decoding a status response TLS extension with valid contents. This could lead to a crash of the GnuTLS server application.