UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1959

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1959
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1959.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1959
Related
Published
2014-02-21T00:00:00Z
Modified
2014-02-21T00:00:00Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gnutls26

Package

Name
gnutls26
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnutls26?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.12.23-12ubuntu1

Affected versions

2.*

2.12.23-1ubuntu4
2.12.23-1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.11+really2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "gnutls-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "gnutls26-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-openssl27"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls26"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls26-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutlsxx27"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gnutls28

Package

Name
gnutls28
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnutls28?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.11-2ubuntu1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.3-1ubuntu1
3.2.3-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.11-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "guile-gnutls"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.11-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-xssl0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.11-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls28"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.11-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls28-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.11-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls28-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.11-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libgnutlsxx28"
        }
    ]
}