CVE-2014-0092 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers by exploiting improper X.509 certificate verification in GnuTLS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-0092?

CVE-2014-0092 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, published on 6 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.22 and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 does not properly handle unspecified errors when verifying X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0092?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (40)
gnutls Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-guile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-guile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-guile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstationAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstationAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstationAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-guile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstationAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstationAll versions0:2.8.5-13.el6_5
gnutls Red Hat:rhel_els:4::asAll versions0:1.0.20-5.el4
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_els:4::asAll versions0:1.0.20-5.el4
gnutls-devel Red Hat:rhel_els:4::asAll versions0:1.0.20-5.el4
gnutls Red Hat:rhel_els:4::esAll versions0:1.0.20-5.el4
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_els:4::esAll versions0:1.0.20-5.el4
gnutls-devel Red Hat:rhel_els:4::esAll versions0:1.0.20-5.el4
gnutls Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.9All versions0:1.4.1-10.el5_9.3
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.9All versions0:1.4.1-10.el5_9.3
gnutls-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.9All versions0:1.4.1-10.el5_9.3
gnutls-utils Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.9All versions0:1.4.1-10.el5_9.3
gnutls Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-guile Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-utils Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::computenodeAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-guile Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
gnutls-utils Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::serverAll versions0:2.8.5-7.el6_3.2

Products include Gnu Gnutls.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0092?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-0092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0092, DSA-2869-1, GHSA-c9fv-cm23-r7xv, MGASA-2014-0117, RHSA-2014:0246, RHSA-2014:0288 and 1 more.

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