# CVE-2014-3466: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote servers can trigger a buffer overflow in GnuTLS via a long session ID, potentially causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3466, DLA-0001-1, DSA-2944-1, GHSA-cc2g-hj2r-x228, RHSA-2014:0595, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3466, USN-2229-1

## What is CVE-2014-3466?

CVE-2014-3466 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, published on 3 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the read_server_hello function in lib/gnutls_handshake.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.25, 3.2.x before 3.2.15, and 3.3.x before 3.3.4 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long session id in a ServerHello message.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3466?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gnutls` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-guile` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-guile` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-guile` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-guile` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |
| `gnutls-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.8.5-14.el6_5 |

Products: Gnu Gnutls.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3466?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-3466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Proof of Concept for CVE-2014-3466 (GnuTLS buffer overflow: session id length check) (github_poc): https://github.com/azet/CVE-2014-3466_PoC

## Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Gnutls

- [CVE-2008-1948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1948/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-5334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5334/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5336/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5337/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2008-1949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1949/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3466 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, published on 3 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gnu Gnutls. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3466/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.