CVE-2014-3466

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3466
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-03 14:55:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the read_server_hello function in lib/gnutls_handshake.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.25, 3.2.x before 3.2.15, and 3.3.x before 3.3.4 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long session id in a ServerHello message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.15 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.16 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.17 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.18 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.19 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.20 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.21 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.22 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.23 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.1.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.12 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.12.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.13 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.14 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.4 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.5 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.6 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.7 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.8 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.8.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.2.9 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.3.0 - All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.3.0 pre0 All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.3.1 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.3.2 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls 3.3.3 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-0594 - gnutls security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA58642 - Red Hat update for gnutls - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA59016 - Ubuntu update for gnutls26 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA59838 - IBM SmartCloud Provisioning for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance GnuTLS Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA59408 - Novell Open Enterprise Server GnuTLS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-947.ibm.com
www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
GnuTLS Server Hello Session ID Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0758-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 1101932 – CVE-2014-3466 gnutls: insufficient session id length check in _gnutls_read_server_hello (GNUTLS-SA-2014-3) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA58340 - GnuTLS "read_server_hello()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA58601 - Oracle Linux update for gnutls - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Technical Analysis Of The GnuTLS Hello Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 radare.today Exploit, URL Repurposed
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
GnuTLS 'gnutls_handshake.c' Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Gnu Transport Layer Security (GnuTLS) affects IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Provided Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2014-3466). - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
Security Advisory SA58598 - Debian update for gnutls26 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0788-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA60384 - IBM Flex System Manager Node (FSM) GnuTLS Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0763-1: important: gnutls: Fixed po af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2944-1 gnutls26 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA59021 - Oracle Linux update for gnutls - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-0595 - gnutls security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA59086 - SUSE update for gnutls - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-2229-1: GnuTLS vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
GnuTLS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gnutls.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0767-1: important: gnutls: Fixed po af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Prevent memory corruption due to server hello parsing. - Gitorious af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gitorious.org Exploit, Patch
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