Integer signedness error in the _gnutls_ciphertext2compressed function in lib/gnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and crash) via a certain integer value in the Random field in an encrypted Client Hello message within a TLS record with an invalid Record Length, which leads to an invalid cipher padding length, aka GNUTLS-SA-2008-1-3.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 5.0 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-189 | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
The vendor has released a statement regarding this issue: http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-September/001208.html