CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2531

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in GnuTLS 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via X.509 certificates with long chains and signed with large RSA keys.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential server or application overload, leading to service unavailability for legitimate users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade GnuTLS to a version later than 1.0.16 where this vulnerability is fixed. If upgrade is not possible, restrict acceptance of certificates with long chains and large RSA keys.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS