CVE-2006-7239

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html vendor advisory
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001192.html patch mailing list
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001190.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-7239?
CVE-2006-7239 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-7239?
To fix CVE-2006-7239, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-7239 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-7239 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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