10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-1948
GnuTLS Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

The _gnutls_server_name_recv_params function in lib/ext_server_name.c in libgnutls in gnutls-serv in GnuTLS before 2.2.4 does not properly calculate the number of Server Names in a TLS 1.0 Client Hello message during extension handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a zero value for the length of Server Names, which leads to a buffer overflow in session resumption data in the pack_security_parameters function, aka GNUTLS-SA-2008-1-1.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2008, 1:24 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1948 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu gnutls
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1948.

URL Resource
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc8102405fda11ea00ca3b42acc4f4bce9d6e97b
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2008-05/msg00051.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2008-05/msg00055.html Exploit
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnutls-devel/2008-05/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30287
http://secunia.com/advisories/30302
http://secunia.com/advisories/30317
http://secunia.com/advisories/30324
http://secunia.com/advisories/30330
http://secunia.com/advisories/30331
http://secunia.com/advisories/30338
http://secunia.com/advisories/30355
http://secunia.com/advisories/31939
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-20.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3902
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=600646&group_id=21558
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0174
http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/advisory-gnutls.html Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1581
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/111034 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:106
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/20/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/20/2 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/20/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0489.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0492.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492282/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492464/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29292 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020057
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-613-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1582/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1583/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42532
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2552
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10935
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00487.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00590.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00615.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1948 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1948 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc8102405fda11ea00ca3b42acc4f4bce9d6e97b [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnutls.git;a=commitdiff;h=bc8102405fda11ea00ca3b42acc4f4bce9d6e97b
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492464/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492282/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492464/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492282/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10935 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10935 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42532 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42532 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1948 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1948 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.41 }} 3.80%

score

0.93792

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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