# CVE-2016-7444: The gnutls\_ocsp\_resp\_check\_crt function in lib/x509/ocsp.c in GnuTLS before 3.4.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not verify the serial length

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The gnutls_ocsp_resp_check_crt function in lib/x509/ocsp.c in GnuTLS before 3.4.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not verify the serial length of an OCSP response, which might allow remote attackers to bypass an intended certificate validation mechanism via vectors involving trailing bytes left by gnutls_malloc.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92893
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/964632f37dfdfb914ebc5e49db4fa29af35b1de9
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00005.html
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-devel/2016-September/008146.html
- https://www.gnutls.org/security.html

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