CVE - CVE-2014-1959

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1959	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:65559 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559 CONFIRM:http://www.gnutls.org/security.html CONFIRM:https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c DEBIAN:DSA-2866 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140213 CVE Request - GnuTLS corrects flaw in certificate verification (3.1.x/3.2.x) URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140213 Re: CVE Request - GnuTLS corrects flaw in certificate verification (3.1.x/3.2.x) URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345 UBUNTU:USN-2121-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140213	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140213)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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