CVE-2014-1959
gnutls26 - certificate verification flaw
EPSS 0.23%
Description
lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates.
How to fix CVE-2014-1959
To remediate CVE-2014-1959, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/gnutls26—upgrade to 2.12.20-8 or later
- Debian/gnutls28—upgrade to 3.2.11-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-1959 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.12.20-8
- from 0, < 3.2.11-1