CVE-2016-7444 describes a vulnerability in the gnutls_ocsp_resp_check_crt function within GnuTLS versions before 3.4.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass certificate validation by manipulating OCSP response serial lengths, potentially due to trailing bytes from memory allocation. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on integrity by circumventing security controls. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it received limited media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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