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CVE-2014-1959 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344 CVE
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345 CVE
https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c CVEExploitPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866 CVE
http://www.gnutls.org/security.html CVEVendor Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu gnutls
<= 3.1.20
3.1.0
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-1959
NVD Published Date:
Mar 7, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-1959 Details - Not Deferred