CVE-2014-1959

Publication date 21 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gnutls26	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	15.04 vivid	Not in release
	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.12.23-1ubuntu6
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.12.23-12ubuntu1
	13.10 saucy	Fixed 2.12.23-1ubuntu4.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 2.12.14-5ubuntu4.5
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.6
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
gnutls28	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced by: https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/60ee8a0eb9975d123002b1cffbefd60a8cd5fae6

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
gnutls26	Upstream: b1abfe3
gnutls28	Upstream: b1abfe3

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)