FKIE_CVE-2013-2116

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-07-03 18:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:52
Severity
Summary
The _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length. NOTE: this might be due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00019.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0883.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/53911Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/57260
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/57274
secalert@redhat.comhttp://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6753
secalert@redhat.comhttp://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6754
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2697
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2013-2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:171
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028603
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1843-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/5164d5a1d57cd0372a5dd074382ca960ca18b27d
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00019.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0883.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/53911Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/57260
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/57274
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6753
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/6754
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2697
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2013-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:171
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028603
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1843-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/5164d5a1d57cd0372a5dd074382ca960ca18b27d
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu gnutls 2.12.23

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      "value": "La funci\u00f3n _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed en lib/gnutls_cipher.c en GnuTLS 2.12.23, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (sobrelectura y ca\u00edda del b\u00fafer) a trav\u00e9s de un tama\u00f1o manipulado. NOTA: esto podr\u00eda deberse a una incorrecta correcci\u00f3n del CVE-2013-0169."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:52:46.547",
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