CVE-2014-1959
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CVE-2014-1959
lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates.
Exploit probability
3.4%
Published
March 7, 2014
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2014-1959
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lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
- https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c