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CVE-2012-0390

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0390 describes a timing side-channel vulnerability in the DTLS implementation of GnuTLS versions 3.0.10 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to potentially recover partial plaintext due to specific error-handling logic that is dependent on padding and ciphertext sizes. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or inclusion in the KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0390Moderate

gnutls: DTLS plaintext recovery attack

Jan 5, 2012

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/57260
isg.rhul.ac.uk / ~kp/dtls.pdf