4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-8155
GnuTLS CA Certificate Verification Error
Description

GnuTLS before 2.9.10 does not verify the activation and expiration dates of CA certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a certificate issued by a CA certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 14, 2015, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8155 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-2014-8155.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1457.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73317
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/897cbce62c0263a498088ac3e465aa5f05f8719c
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53330207

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8155 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8155 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]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description It was found that GnuTLS did not check activation and expiration dates of CA certificates. This could cause an application using GnuTLS to incorrectly accept a certificate as valid when its issuing CA is already expired. GnuTLS before 2.9.10 does not verify the activation and expiration dates of CA certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a certificate issued by a CA certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1457 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8155 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197995 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description GnuTLS before 2.9.10 does not verify the activation and expiration dates of CA certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a certificate issued by a CA certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid. It was found that GnuTLS did not check activation and expiration dates of CA certificates. This could cause an application using GnuTLS to incorrectly accept a certificate as valid when its issuing CA is already expired.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8155 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1457 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197995 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53330207 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73317 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation GnuTLS en versiones anteriores a 2.9.10 no verifica las fechas de activación y expiración de certificados CA, lo que permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle suplantar servidores a través de un certificado expedido por un certificado CA que (1) aún no es válido o (2) ya no es válido.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad en GnuTLS en versiones anteriores a 2.9.10, no verifica las fechas de activación y expiración de certificados CA, lo que permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle suplantar servidores a través de un certificado expedido por un certificado CA que (1) aún no es válido o (2) ya no es válido.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CWE CWE-17
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.00%

score

0.44657

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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