5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-14831
Gnutls: gnutls: denial of service via excessive resource consumption during certificate verification
Description

A flaw was found in GnuTLS. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) by excessive CPU (Central Processing Unit) and memory consumption via specially crafted malicious certificates containing a large number of name constraints and subject alternative names (SANs).

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 9, 2026, 4:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update GnuTLS to a version that addresses excessive CPU and memory consumption with malicious certificates.
  • Update GnuTLS to the latest available version.
  • Apply security patches provided by the vendor.
  • Monitor system resources for unusual activity.
  • Validate certificate processing logic.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14831
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423177
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in GnuTLS. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) by excessive CPU (Central Processing Unit) and memory consumption via specially crafted malicious certificates containing a large number of name constraints and subject alternative names (SANs).
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-407
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14831
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423177
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
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