CVE-2014-1959 describes a vulnerability in GnuTLS versions before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11, where the software incorrectly treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate Certificate Authorities. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions by using a trusted X.509 V1 certificate to issue new, unauthorized certificates. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability has a medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, with only one mention and one media article identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.