CVE-2012-1569

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1569
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-26 19:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe asn1_get_length_der function in decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 2.12, as used in GnuTLS before 3.0.16 and other products, does not properly handle certain large length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ASN.1 structure.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.16 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.17 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.18 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.19 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.20 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.21 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.22 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.23 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.24 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.0.25 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.15 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.16 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.17 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.18 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.19 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.20 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.21 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.22 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.1.23 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.8.1a1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.2.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.3.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.3.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.3.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.3.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.3.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.3.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.4.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.4.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.4.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.4.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.4.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.4.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.5.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.5.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.5.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.5.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.5.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.5.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.6.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.6.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.6.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.6.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.15 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.16 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.17 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.18 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.19 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 1.7.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.0.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.0.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.0.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.0.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.1.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.10.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.10.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.10.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.10.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.10.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.10.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.6.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.12.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.3.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.4.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.4.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.4.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.4.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.5.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.6.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.7.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 2.8.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.0.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls All All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.1.0 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.1.1 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.1.2 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.10 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.12 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.13 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.14 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.15 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.16 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.17 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.18 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.6 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.7 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.8 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.2.9 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.0 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.1 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.10 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.2 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.3 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.4 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.5 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.6 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.7 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.8 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 0.3.9 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.0 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.1 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.2 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.3 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.4 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.5 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.6 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.7 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 1.8 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.10 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.6 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.7 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.8 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 2.9 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA50739 - Gentoo update for libtasn1 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: libtasn1 "asn1_get_length_der()" DER decoding issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: GnuTLS TLS record handling issue / MU-201202-01 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
article.gmane.org | 522: Connection timed out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 article.gmane.org
GnuTLS - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gnu.org Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: mingw-libtasn1-2.12-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Mu Dynamics Blog » Security Advisories MU-201202-01 and MU-201202-02 for GnuTLS and Libtasn1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.mudynamics.com Exploit
USN-1436-1: Libtasn1 vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 article.gmane.org Patch
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0320-1: critical: Security update for g af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA57260 - SUSE update for gnutls - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
article.gmane.org | 522: Connection timed out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 article.gmane.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: mingw-libtasn1-2.12-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
804920 – (CVE-2012-1569) CVE-2012-1569 libtasn1: DER decoding buffer overflow (GNUTLS-SA-2012-3, MU-201202-02) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-0596 - libtasn1 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2440-1 libtasn1-3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE request: libtasn1 "asn1_get_length_der()" DER decoding issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: libtasn1-2.12-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: libtasn1-2.12-1.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: mingw32-gnutls-2.12.14-3.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libtasn1-2.12-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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