CVE-2015-6251 Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.3.15-5ubuntu2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
18.17% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-GNUTLS28-340671
  • published24 Aug 2015
  • disclosed24 Aug 2015

Introduced: 24 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-6251  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.10 gnutls28 to version 3.3.15-5ubuntu2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:15.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1