Algorithmic Complexity Affecting gnutls package, versions <10:3.6.16-8.el8_10.3_fips


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GNUTLS-9804411
  • published25 Apr 2025
  • disclosed10 Feb 2025

Introduced: 10 Feb 2025

CVE-2024-12243  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 gnutls to version 10:3.6.16-8.el8_10.3_fips or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20284.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls package and not the gnutls package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GnuTLS, which relies on libtasn1 for ASN.1 data processing. Due to an inefficient algorithm in libtasn1, decoding certain DER-encoded certificate data can take excessive time, leading to increased resource consumption. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send a specially crafted certificate, causing GnuTLS to become unresponsive or slow, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

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