CVE-2012-1663 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Double free vulnerability in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 3.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted certificate list.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.18% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-03-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | gnutls |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GnuTLS libgnutls - Double-Free Certificate List Parsing Remote Denial of Service | 2013-03-22 |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5866
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24865
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74099
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5866
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24865
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74099
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