CVE-2008-4989
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.9)—
The _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.1 trusts certificate chains in which the last certificate is an arbitrary trusted, self-signed certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert a spoofed certificate for any Distinguished Name (DN).
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.88%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 79
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (7)
CWE
- CWE-295
Referencias
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32619
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32681
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33501
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35423
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32619
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32681
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33501
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35423
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html
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