Integer signedness error in the _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.2.4 allows rem
Integer signedness error in the _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a certain integer value in the Random field in an encrypted Client Hello message within a TLS record with an invalid Record Length, which leads to an invalid cipher padding length, aka GNUTLS-SA-2008-1-3.
- Published
- May 21, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.0% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 5.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | gnutls | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnu gnutls1.0.18
- gnu gnutls1.0.19
- gnu gnutls1.0.20
- gnu gnutls1.0.21
- gnu gnutls1.0.22
- gnu gnutls1.0.23
- gnu gnutls1.0.24
- gnu gnutls1.0.25
- gnu gnutls1.1.13
- gnu gnutls1.1.14
- gnu gnutls1.1.15
- gnu gnutls1.1.16
- gnu gnutls1.1.17
- gnu gnutls1.1.18
- gnu gnutls1.1.19
- gnu gnutls1.1.20
- gnu gnutls1.1.21
- gnu gnutls1.1.22
- gnu gnutls1.1.23
- gnu gnutls1.2.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:4.0 | gnutls13 | before 1.4.4-3+etch1 | 1.4.4-3+etch1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | gnutls | before 3.7.2-1.2 | 3.7.2-1.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | gnutls | before 0:1.0.20-4.el4_6 | 0:1.0.20-4.el4_6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | gnutls-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.20-4.el4_6 | 0:1.0.20-4.el4_6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | gnutls-devel | before 0:1.0.20-4.el4_6 | 0:1.0.20-4.el4_6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | gnutls-utils | before 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gnutls | before 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gnutls-debuginfo | before 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | gnutls-devel | before 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 |
Same product
gnu: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-5334Double free vulnerability in the gnutls_x509_ext_import_proxy function in GnuTLS before 3.3.26 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8 allows remote attacker49Plan
- CVE-2019-3829A vulnerability was found in gnutls versions from 3.5.8 before 3.6.7.48Plan
- CVE-2008-1948The _gnutls_server_name_recv_params function in lib/ext_server_name.c in libgnutls in gnutls-serv in GnuTLS before 2.2.4 does not properly c44Plan
- CVE-2017-5337Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the read_attribute function in GnuTLS before 3.3.26 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8 allow remote attackers to41Plan
- CVE-2017-5336Stack-based buffer overflow in the cdk_pk_get_keyid function in lib/opencdk/pubkey.c in GnuTLS before 3.3.26 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8 allows r41Plan
- CVE-2021-20232A flaw was found in gnutls.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:gnutls13 | 1.4.4-3+etch1 · Debian:4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:gnutls | 3.7.2-1.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gnutls | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gnutls-debuginfo | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gnutls-devel | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gnutls-utils | 0:1.4.1-3.el5_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc8102405fda11ea00ca3b42acc4f4bce9d6e97b
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2008-05/msg00051.html
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2008-05/msg00055.html
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2008-05/msg00060.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00003.html
- secunia.com/advisories/30287
- secunia.com/advisories/30302
- secunia.com/advisories/30317
- secunia.com/advisories/30324
- secunia.com/advisories/30330
- secunia.com/advisories/30331
- secunia.com/advisories/30338
- secunia.com/advisories/30355
- secunia.com/advisories/31939
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-20.xml
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3902
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=600646&group_id=21558
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0174
- www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/advisory-gnutls.html
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1581
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.