# CVE-2014-3465: The gnutls\_x509\_dn\_oid\_name function in lib/x509/common.c in GnuTLS 3.0 before 3.1.20 and 3.2.x before 3.2.10 allows remote attackers to cau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The gnutls_x509_dn_oid_name function in lib/x509/common.c in GnuTLS 3.0 before 3.1.20 and 3.2.x before 3.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted X.509 certificate, related to a missing LDAP description for an OID when printing the DN.

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## References

- http://lists.gnutls.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2014-January/003326.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101734
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59086
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0684.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00007.html
- https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/d3648ebb04b650e6d20a2ec1fb839256b30b9fc6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00010.html
- http://lists.gnutls.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2014-January/003327.html

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