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High
CVE-2004-2531
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library...
Vulnerability Description
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010838
- http://www.osvdb.org/8278
- http://www.hornik.sk/SA/SA-20040802.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16858
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10839
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2004-August/000703.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12156
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.16
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 25th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.