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TI-2013-01885 Aliases CVE-2013-2116GHSA-2vj6-mvxm-4f5f

The _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23…

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · 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 _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in GnuTLS 2.12.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a crafted padding length. NOTE: this might be due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-0169.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03761 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.12.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.12.23VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.12.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12.23 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:1076 Released 2013-07-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.4-20130709.0.el6_4
  • RHSA-2013:0883 Released 2013-05-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    gnutls security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.2, gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.2.i386, gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2.ppc, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2013:1076
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0883
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2116
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vj6-mvxm-4f5f

References

Advisory 7

Other 4

  • 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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