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CVE-2017-5334

CRITICALEPSS 98th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Double free vulnerability in the gnutls_x509_ext_import_proxy function in GnuTLS before 3.3.26 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via crafted policy language information in an X.509 certificate with a Proxy Certificate Information extension.

How to fix

Remediation Available
gnutls28Debian
Fixed in:3.5.8-1CVE-2017-5334
Fixed in:3.5.8-1CVE-2017-5334
Fixed in:3.5.8-1CVE-2017-5334
Fixed in:3.5.8-1CVE-2017-5334
gnutls26Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.12.23-12ubuntu2.6USN-3183-1
gnutls28Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.4.10-4ubuntu1.2USN-3183-1
libgnutls26Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.12.23-12ubuntu2.6USN-3183-1
libgnutls30Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.4.10-4ubuntu1.2USN-3183-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

32.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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