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gnutls28 — security advisory
gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.12.17 and 3.x before 3.0.15 does not properly handle data encrypted with a block cipher, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted record, as demonstrated by a crafted GenericBlockCipher structure.
- Products
- gnutls28
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.0.17-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-1573
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.12.17 and 3.x before 3.0.15 does not properly handle data encrypted with a block cipher, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted record, as demonstrated by a crafted GenericBlockCipher structure.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1573
gnutls28
Fixed versions: 3.0.17-2
gnutls28
Fixed versions: 3.0.17-2
gnutls28
Fixed versions: 3.0.17-2
Complete source record
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