CVE-2014-3466

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    CVE-2014-3466

    Published: 3 Jun 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the read_server_hello function in lib/gnutls_handshake.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.25, 3.2.x before 3.2.15, and 3.3.x before 3.3.4 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long session id in a ServerHello message.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0594.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0595.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0684.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0815.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/58340, http://secunia.com/advisories/58598, http://secunia.com/advisories/58601, http://secunia.com/advisories/58642, http://secunia.com/advisories/59016, http://secunia.com/advisories/59021, http://secunia.com/advisories/59057, http://secunia.com/advisories/59086, http://secunia.com/advisories/59408, http://secunia.com/advisories/59838, http://secunia.com/advisories/60384, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2944, http://www.gnutls.org/security.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2229-1, http://radare.today/technical-analysis-of-the-gnutls-hello-vulnerability/, https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/688ea6428a432c39203d00acd1af0e7684e5ddfd, https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/688ea6428a432c39203d00acd1af0e7684e5ddfd, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101932, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0594.html, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0595.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00002.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00015.html, http://radare.today/technical-analysis-of-the-gnutls-hello-vulnerability/, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678776, http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5096155, http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015302, http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015303, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67741, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030314

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High