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CVE-2015-6251
Published:August 24, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.
Related Resources (11)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033226
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3334
http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-3
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/272854367efc130fbd4f1a51840d80c630214e12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/10/1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6251
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00001.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76267
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251902
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165286.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
6.69