CVE-2008-2377

N/A Unknown
Published: August 08, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the _gnutls_handshake_hash_buffers_clear function in lib/gnutls_handshake.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS 2.3.5 through 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via TLS transmission of data that is improperly used when the peer calls gnutls_handshake within a normal session, leading to attempted access to a deallocated libgcrypt handle.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31505
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30713
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2650
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/2947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2398
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44486
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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