CVE-2014-8155

Description

GnuTLS before 2.9.10 does not verify the activation and expiration dates of CA certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a certificate issued by a CA certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73317 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1457.html vendor advisory
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/897cbce62c0263a498088ac3e465aa5f05f8719c
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53330207

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8155?
CVE-2014-8155 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8155?
To fix CVE-2014-8155, 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-2014-8155 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8155 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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