CVE-2015-6251
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-6251 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-08-24 14:59:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
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: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | 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 | 3.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Gnutls | 3.4.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: gnutls-3.4.4-1.fc23 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| GnuTLS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gnutls.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3334-1 gnutls28 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| GnuTLS 'common.c' Double Free Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 1251902 – CVE-2015-6251 gnutls: double free flaw in certificate DN decoding (GNUTLS-SA-2015-3) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2015:1499-1: moderate: Security update for gnutls | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| GnuTLS Double Free Memory Error in DN Decoding Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: GNUTLS-SA-2015-3 double free in certificate DN decoding | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: GNUTLS-SA-2015-3 double free in certificate DN decoding | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Reset the output value on error in _gnutls_x509_dn_to_string() (27285436) · Commits · gnutls / Gnutls · GitLab | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gitlab.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.