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CVE-2008-4989 Details

Description

The _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.1 trusts certificate chains in which the last certificate is an arbitrary trusted, self-signed certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert a spoofed certificate for any Distinguished Name (DN).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215	CVE	Broken LinkPatch
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/32619	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32681	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32687	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32879	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33501	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33694	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35423	CVE	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886	CVE	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650	CVE	Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1	CVE	Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/	CVE	Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html	CVE	Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html	CVE	Product
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232	CVE	Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567	CVE	Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatch
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/32619	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32681	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32687	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32879	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33501	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33694	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35423	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html	[email protected]	Product
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567	[email protected]	Broken Link

see all 60 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-295	Improper Certificate Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gnu gnutls	< 2.6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	8 9
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 7.10 8.04 8.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	>= 10.3, <= 11.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise	10.0 - 11.0 -
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	10 - 11 -
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 9, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 13, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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