CVE-2011-4128: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Nov 09 2011(Updated: )
A flaw was reported [1] in the GnuTLS gnutls_session_get_data() function, which could overflow a too-short buffer parameter allocated by the caller. The test which was to avoid such buffer overflows was not working. A malicious server could use this flaw in a vulnerable client to send a larger SessionTicket in the hope of overflowing the client. Upstream has indicated that they are unaware of any client software that does not properly use the session resumption functions; clients that perform session resumption as documented [2] are not vulnerable. [1] <a href="http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5596">http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5596</a> [2] <a href="http://www.gnu.org/s/gnutls/manual/html_node/Client-with-Resume-capability-example.html#Client-with-Resume-capability-example">http://www.gnu.org/s/gnutls/manual/html_node/Client-with-Resume-capability-example.html#Client-with-Resume-capability-example</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/gnutls | <2.12.14 | 2.12.14 |
| redhat/gnutls | <3.0.7 | 3.0.7 |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.0 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.1 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.2 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.3 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.4 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.5 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.6 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.6.1 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.7 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.8 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.9 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.10 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.11 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.12 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =2.12.13 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.0 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.1 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.2 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.3 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.4 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.5 | |
| GNU GnuTLS | =3.0.6 |
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Reference Links
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5596
- http://www.gnu.org/s/gnutls/manual/html_node/Client-with-Resume-capability-example.html#Client-with-Resume-capability-example
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git;a=commitdiff;h=190cef6eed37d0e73a73c1e205eb31d45ab60a3c
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git;a=commitdiff;h=e82ef4545e9e98cbcb032f55d7c750b81e3a0450
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=752703
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0429.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0428.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752308
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077071.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/09/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/09/4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0429.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48596
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48712
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:045
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1418-1
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e82ef4545e9e98cbcb032f55d7c750b81e3a0450
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=190cef6eed37d0e73a73c1e205eb31d45ab60a3c
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