Description
The _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length. NOTE: this might be due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.
Published: 2013-07-03
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 8.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2697-1 gnutls26 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2085 The _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length. NOTE: this might be due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1843-1 GnuTLS vulnerability
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Gnu Gnutls
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.995Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2116

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-07-03T18:55:01.027

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

Link: CVE-2013-2116

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2116 - Bugzilla

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