Is CVE-2014-1959 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-1959 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-1959?

CVE-2014-1959 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-1959?

CVE-2014-1959 has an EPSS score of 3.42% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1959?

Upgrade gnutls28 on debian 11 to 3.2.11-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-1959

MEDIUMEPSS 87th pctl

5.8

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

gnutls28Debian

Fixed in:3.2.11-1CVE-2014-1959

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gitorious.org

Vendor Advisory1

gnutls.org

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.