CVE-2006-7239
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The _gnutls_x509_oid2mac_algorithm function in lib/gnutls_algorithms.c in GnuTLS before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted X.509 certificate that uses a hash algorithm that is not supported by GnuTLS, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
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Statement
This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHBA-2012:0319: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0319.html
It did not affect versions of gnutls as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (gnutls) | RHBA-2012:0319 | 2012-02-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gnutls | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gnutls | Not affected |
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