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CVE-2020-11501: GnuTLS 3.6.x before 3.6.13 uses incorrect cryptography for DTLS.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 88.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: gnutls (Alpine:v3.10) 3.6.8-r1; gnutls (Alpine:v3.12) 3.6.13-r0; gnutls (Alpine:v3.8) 3.6.7-r1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to gnutls (Alpine:v3.10) 3.6.8-r1; gnutls (Alpine:v3.12) 3.6.13-r0; gnutls (Alpine:v3.8) 3.6.7-r1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

GnuTLS 3.6.x before 3.6.13 uses incorrect cryptography for DTLS. The earliest affected version is 3.6.3 (2018-07-16) because of an error in a 2017-10-06 commit. The DTLS client always uses 32 '\0' bytes instead of a random value, and thus contributes no randomness to a DTLS negotiation. This breaks the security guarantees of the DTLS protocol.

HighCVSS 7.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 3, 2020
Updated
Oct 14, 2026
EPSS
3.3% · 88th percentile

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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.3%

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canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
opensuseleap
fedoraprojectfedora

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux19.10
  • debian debian linux10.0
  • fedoraproject fedora31
  • fedoraproject fedora32
  • gnu gnutls3.6.3 and later · before 3.6.13
  • opensuse leap15.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10gnutlsfrom 3.6.3 · before 3.6.8-r13.6.8-r1
Alpine:v3.12gnutlsfrom 3.6.3 · before 3.6.13-r03.6.13-r0
Alpine:v3.8gnutlsfrom 3.6.3 · before 3.6.7-r13.6.7-r1
Debian:10gnutls28before 3.6.7-4+deb10u33.6.7-4+deb10u3
Debian:12gnutls28before 3.6.13-23.6.13-2
openSUSE:Leap 15.1gmpbefore 6.1.2-lp151.4.3.16.1.2-lp151.4.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1gnutlsbefore 3.6.7-lp151.2.6.13.6.7-lp151.2.6.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1libnettlebefore 3.4.1-lp151.2.3.23.4.1-lp151.2.3.2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-c++before 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-c++-debuginfobefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-danebefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-dane-debuginfobefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-debuginfobefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-debugsourcebefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-develbefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-utilsbefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgnutls-utils-debuginfobefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosgnutlsbefore 0:3.6.8-10.el8_20:3.6.8-10.el8_2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1gmpbefore 6.1.2-4.3.16.1.2-4.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1gnutlsbefore 3.6.7-6.14.13.6.7-6.14.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1libnettlebefore 3.4.1-4.12.13.4.1-4.12.1

Same product

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Other 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 attacker
    49Plan
  • 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 c
    44Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-8313Dec 20, 2019 · GnuTLS incorrectly validates the first byte of padding in CBC modes
    24Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-0294Jan 27, 2020 · GnuTLS before 3.3.13 does not validate that the signature algorithms match when importing a certificate.
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2020-13777Jun 4, 2020 · GnuTLS 3.6.x before 3.6.14 uses incorrect cryptography for encrypting a session ticket (a loss of confidentiality in TLS 1.2, and an authent
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:gnutls3.6.8-r1 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:gnutls283.6.13-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:gmp6.1.2-lp151.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:gnutls3.6.7-lp151.2.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:libnettle3.4.1-lp151.2.3.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-c++0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-c++-debuginfo0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-dane0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-dane-debuginfo0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-debuginfo0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-debugsource0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-devel0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-utils0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-utils-debuginfo0:3.6.8-10.el8_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
suse:gmp6.1.2-4.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:gnutls3.6.7-6.14.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:libnettle3.4.1-4.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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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

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-330 · Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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