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CVE-2017-7507

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7507 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in GnuTLS versions 3.5.12 and earlier, specifically when decoding a status response TLS extension. This flaw can lead to a denial-of-service condition, causing the GnuTLS server application to crash. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and impacting availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.5.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0341 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gnutls-0:3.3.26-9.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7507Moderate

gnutls: Crash upon receiving well-formed status_request extension

Jun 7, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2292
gnutls.org / security.html
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3884
securityfocus.com / bid/99102
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry