Description
The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate that uses a hash algorithm that is not supported by GnuTLS, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Published: 2010-05-24
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-7216 The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate that uses a hash algorithm that is not supported by GnuTLS, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-948-1 GnuTLS vulnerability
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Gnu Gnutls
Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:41.045Z

Reserved: 2010-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-7239

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-05-24T19:30:01.270

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2006-7239

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-7239 - Bugzilla

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