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CVE-2008-4989

The _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.1 trusts certificate

The _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.1 trusts certificate chains in which the last certificate is an arbitrary trusted, self-signed certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert a spoofed certificate for any Distinguished Name (DN).

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.00393

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

7

gnu gnutls< 2.6.1
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
opensuse>= 10.3 and <= 11.1
suse linux enterpriseall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

5.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD13 Nov 2008 · 01:00 AM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Vendor Advisories

3

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10105-1
usnUSN-678-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0982Moderate

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References & Sources

30

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215Broken LinkPatch

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217Broken Link

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.htmlMailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.htmlMailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/32619Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32681Broken Link

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http://secunia.com/advisories/32687Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32879Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/33501Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/33694Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/35423Broken Link

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1Broken Link

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719Mailing List

http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.htmlProduct

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.htmlBroken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567Broken Link

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650Broken Link

https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/Broken Link

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.htmlMailing List

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.htmlMailing List

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