Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-6251
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | Gnu
| 22 |
OS | 1 |
Nessus
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_EC6A2A1E429D11E59DAA14DAE9D210B8.NASL description gnutls.org reports : Kurt Roeckx reported that decoding a specific certificate with very long DistinguishedName (DN) entries leads to double free, which may result to a denial of service. Since the DN decoding occurs in almost all applications using certificates it is recommended to upgrade the latest GnuTLS version fixing the issue. Recommendation: Upgrade to GnuTLS 3.4.4, or 3.3.17. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 85429 published 2015-08-17 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85429 title FreeBSD : gnutls -- double free in certificate DN decoding (ec6a2a1e-429d-11e5-9daa-14dae9d210b8) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(85429); script_version("2.5"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/23 12:49:57"); script_cve_id("CVE-2015-6251"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : gnutls -- double free in certificate DN decoding (ec6a2a1e-429d-11e5-9daa-14dae9d210b8)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "gnutls.org reports : Kurt Roeckx reported that decoding a specific certificate with very long DistinguishedName (DN) entries leads to double free, which may result to a denial of service. Since the DN decoding occurs in almost all applications using certificates it is recommended to upgrade the latest GnuTLS version fixing the issue. Recommendation: Upgrade to GnuTLS 3.4.4, or 3.3.17." ); # http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-3 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-3" ); # http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/308 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/308" ); # https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/272854367efc130fbd4f1a51840d80c630214e12 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f89fffc7" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/ec6a2a1e-429d-11e5-9daa-14dae9d210b8.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4b76315b" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnutls"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/07/20"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/08/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/08/17"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gnutls<3.3.17")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-2727-1.NASL description It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled parsing CRL distribution points. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-3308) Kurt Roeckx discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-6251). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 85735 published 2015-09-02 reporter Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2015-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85735 title Ubuntu 15.04 : gnutls28 vulnerabilities (USN-2727-1) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2727-1. The text # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered # trademark of Canonical, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(85735); script_version("2.5"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:44"); script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3308", "CVE-2015-6251"); script_xref(name:"USN", value:"2727-1"); script_name(english:"Ubuntu 15.04 : gnutls28 vulnerabilities (USN-2727-1)"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled parsing CRL distribution points. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-3308) Kurt Roeckx discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-6251). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/2727-1/" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected libgnutls-deb0-28 package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgnutls-deb0-28"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/08/24"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/09/01"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/09/02"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2015-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("ubuntu.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release"); if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu"); release = chomp(release); if (! preg(pattern:"^(15\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 15.04", "Ubuntu " + release); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu); flag = 0; if (ubuntu_check(osver:"15.04", pkgname:"libgnutls-deb0-28", pkgver:"3.3.8-3ubuntu3.1")) flag++; if (flag) { security_report_v4( port : 0, severity : SECURITY_HOLE, extra : ubuntu_report_get() ); exit(0); } else { tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libgnutls-deb0-28"); }
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-3334.NASL description Kurt Roeckx discovered that decoding a specific certificate with very long DistinguishedName (DN) entries leads to double free. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw by creating a specially crafted certificate that, when processed by an application compiled against GnuTLS, could cause the application to crash resulting in a denial of service. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 85357 published 2015-08-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85357 title Debian DSA-3334-1 : gnutls28 - security update NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_SU-2015-1518-1.NASL description gnutls was updated to fix several security vulnerabilities. - fix double free in certificate DN decoding (GNUTLS-SA-2015-3)(bsc#941794,CVE-2015-6251) - fix invalid read in octet string in bundled libtasn1 (bsc#929414,CVE-2015-3622) - fix ServerKeyExchange signature issue (GNUTLS-SA-2015-2)(bsc#929690) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 85901 published 2015-09-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85901 title SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : gnutls (SUSE-SU-2015:1518-1) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2015-13287.NASL description new upstream release Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2015-09-01 plugin id 85709 published 2015-09-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85709 title Fedora 23 : gnutls-3.4.4-1.fc23 (2015-13287) NASL family Slackware Local Security Checks NASL id SLACKWARE_SSA_2016-254-01.NASL description New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 93411 published 2016-09-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93411 title Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : gnutls (SSA:2016-254-01) NASL family Slackware Local Security Checks NASL id SLACKWARE_SSA_2015-233-01.NASL description New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. IMPORTANT: On Slackware 14.0, install the new updated nettle package first. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 85583 published 2015-08-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85583 title Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / current : gnutls (SSA:2015-233-01) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2015-567.NASL description Gnutls was updated to fix one security issue. The following vulnerability was fixed : - CVE-2015-6251: Decoding specific certificates with very long DistinguishedName (DN) entries could have caused a double free, which may have resulted in a Denial of Service (GNUTLS-SA-2015-3) last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2015-09-08 plugin id 85836 published 2015-09-08 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85836 title openSUSE Security Update : gnutls (openSUSE-2015-567)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165286.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165286.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00001.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3334
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3334
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-3
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76267
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76267
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033226
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033226
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251902
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251902
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/272854367efc130fbd4f1a51840d80c630214e12
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/272854367efc130fbd4f1a51840d80c630214e12