CVE-2011-4128
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in the gnutls_session_get_data function in lib/gnutls_session.c in GnuTLS 2.12.x before 2.12.14 and 3.x before 3.0.7, when used on a client that performs nonstandard session resumption, allows remote TLS servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large SessionTicket.
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Statement
This issue does not affect the version of gnutls as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (gnutls) | RHSA-2012:0428 | 2012-03-27 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (gnutls) | RHSA-2012:0429 | 2012-03-27 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-gnutls | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gnutls | Not affected |
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