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TI-2005-01354 Aliases CVE-2005-1431GHSA-mcj4-5q8p-wx2v

The "record packet parsing" in GnuTLS 1.2 before 1.2.3 and 1.0 before 1.0.25 allows…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The "record packet parsing" in GnuTLS 1.2 before 1.2.3 and 1.0 before 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly related to padding bytes in gnutils_cipher.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02224 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.18VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.19VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.20VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.21VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.22VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.23VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.24VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.18 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.19 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.20 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.21 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.22 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.23 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.24 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:430 Released 2005-06-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    gnutls security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.i386, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.i386, gnutls-devel-1.0.20-3.2.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.i386, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.i386, gnutls-1.0.20-3.2.1.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:430

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1431
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcj4-5q8p-wx2v

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2009-03392 The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-03321 Gnutls: gnutls: policy bypass due to case-sensitive nameconstraints comparison CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2024-00525 Gnutls: rejects certificate chain with distributed trust CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-00345 Observable discrepancy in gnutls CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2019-02841 Use after free in gnutls CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-03378 Double free vulnerability in the gnutls_x509_ext_import_proxy function in GnuTLS before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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