USN-2865-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2865-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2865-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2865-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2016-01-08T12:41:36.112381Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:10Z
Summary
gnutls26, gnutls28 vulnerability
Details

Karthikeyan Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly allowed MD5 to be used for TLS 1.2 connections. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gnutls26

Package

Name
gnutls26
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnutls26@2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.12.23-1ubuntu4
2.12.23-1ubuntu5
2.12.23-12ubuntu1
2.12.23-12ubuntu2
2.12.23-12ubuntu2.1
2.12.23-12ubuntu2.2
2.12.23-12ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.11+really2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "gnutls-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-openssl27"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libgnutls26"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.12.23-12ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libgnutlsxx27"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-7575"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}