CVE-2012-1573

NameCVE-2012-1573
Descriptiongnutls_cipher.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.12.17 and 3.x before 3.0.15 does not properly handle data encrypted with a block cipher, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted record, as demonstrated by a crafted GenericBlockCipher structure.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2441-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gnutls28 (PTS)buster3.6.7-4+deb10u8fixed
buster (security)3.6.7-4+deb10u12fixed
bullseye3.7.1-5+deb11u4fixed
bullseye (security)3.7.1-5+deb11u3fixed
bookworm3.7.9-2+deb12u2fixed
trixie3.8.3-1fixed
sid3.8.3-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gnutls26sourcesqueeze2.8.6-1+squeeze2DSA-2441-1
gnutls26source(unstable)2.12.18-1high
gnutls28source(unstable)3.0.17-2high

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