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TI-2014-00087 Aliases CVE-2014-0092GHSA-c9fv-cm23-r7xv

lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.22 and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 does not properly…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 27 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

Summary

lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.22 and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 does not properly handle unspecified errors when verifying X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.2986 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 27 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.2.11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.8VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.8.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1.21VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.12VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.13VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.14VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.15VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.16VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.17VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.18VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.19VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.20VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.8.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.21 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.12 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.13 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.14 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.15 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.16 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.17 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.18 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.19 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.20 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:0339 Released 2014-03-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhev-hypervisor6 security update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.5-20140324.0.el6ev
  • RHSA-2014:0288 Released 2014-03-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    gnutls security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS) gnutls-1.0.20-5.el4, gnutls-1.0.20-5.el4.i386, gnutls-1.0.20-5.el4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.3) gnutls-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.3) gnutls-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) gnutls-1.0.20-5.el4, gnutls-1.0.20-5.el4.i386, gnutls-devel-1.0.20-5.el4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server) gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.3, gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.3.i386, gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.3 server) gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_3.6, gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_3.6.i386, gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_3.6.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.6 server) gnutls-1.4.1-7.el5_6.1, gnutls-1.4.1-7.el5_6.1.i386, gnutls-1.4.1-7.el5_6.1.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) gnutls-2.8.5-4.el6_2.3, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-4.el6_2.3, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-4.el6_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) gnutls-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2, gnutls-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2.ppc, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3, gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3.ppc, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) gnutls-2.8.5-4.el6_2.3, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-4.el6_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3) gnutls-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-7.el6_3.2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) gnutls-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-10.el6_4.3.ppc
  • RHSA-2014:0246 Released 2014-03-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    gnutls security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-13.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-13.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-13.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-13.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5.ppc, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-13.el6_5 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-13.el6_5.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-devel-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-utils-2.8.5-13.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5, gnutls-guile-2.8.5-13.el6_5
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2014:0247 Released 2014-03-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    gnutls security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10, gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386, gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10, gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386, gnutls-utils-1.4.1-14.el5_10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10, gnutls-devel-1.4.1-14.el5_10, gnutls-devel-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2014:0339
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:0247
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:0247
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:0247
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.3 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.6 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:0288
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0246
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0092
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9fv-cm23-r7xv

References

Advisory 16

Other 2

  • 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
See all 73 →

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