CVE-2014-1959
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1959
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-1959.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-1959
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:12:34.336595Z
- Published
- 2014-03-07T00:10:57Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:12:34.336595Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.21 and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 treats version 1 X.509 certificates as intermediate CAs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging a X.509 V1 certificate from a trusted CA to issue new certificates.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2866
- http://www.gnutls.org/security.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2121-1
- https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/b1abfe3d182d68539900092eb42fc62cf1bb7e7c
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/344
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65559