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CVE-2006-7239

The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to

The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate that uses a hash algorithm that is not supported by GnuTLS, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.0027
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnu gnutls<= 1.4.1
gnu gnutlsall versions
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD24 May 2010 · 07:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-948-1
rhsaRHBA-2012:0319Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001190.html
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001192.htmlPatch
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.htmlVendor Advisory
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