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TI-2017-05485 Aliases CVE-2017-7869GHSA-8cj2-6v9c-5x8f

GnuTLS before 2017-02-20 has an out-of-bounds write caused by an integer overflow and…

Priority LOW 38CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GnuTLS before 2017-02-20 has an out-of-bounds write caused by an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow related to the cdk_pkt_read function in opencdk/read-packet.c. This issue (which is a subset of the vendor's GNUTLS-SA-2017-3 report) is fixed in 3.5.10.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02862 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 6 fixed, 3 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.9VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.9 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:2292 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    gnutls security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gnutls-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-dane-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-utils-3.3.26-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gnutls-c++-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-devel-3.3.26-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) gnutls-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-dane-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-utils-3.3.26-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gnutls-c++-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-devel-3.3.26-9.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gnutls-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-3.3.26-9.el7.ppc, gnutls-c++-3.3.26-9.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gnutls-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-c++-3.3.26-9.el7, gnutls-dane-3.3.26-9.el7 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2292

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7869
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cj2-6v9c-5x8f

References

Patch 2

Advisory 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
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