gnutls: double-free vulnerability in libgnutls 3.0.x
Published Mar 13, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.18%
Description
Double free vulnerability in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 3.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted certificate list.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.13
- 1.0.16
- 1.0.17
- 1.0.18
- 1.0.19
- 1.0.20
- 1.0.21
- 1.0.22
- 1.0.23
- 1.0.24
- 1.0.25
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.23
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.8.1a1
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.7.7
- 1.7.8
- 1.7.9
- 1.7.10
- 1.7.11
- 1.7.12
- 1.7.13
- 1.7.14
- 1.7.15
- 1.7.16
- 1.7.17
- 1.7.18
- 1.7.19
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7.4
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.10.0
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
- 2.10.4
- 2.10.5
- 2.12.0
- 2.12.1
- 2.12.2
- 2.12.3
- 2.12.4
- 2.12.5
- 2.12.6
- 2.12.6.1
- 2.12.7
- 2.12.8
- 2.12.9
- 2.12.10
- 2.12.11
- 2.12.12
- 2.12.13
- 2.12.14
- 3.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gnutls
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnutls
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gnutls
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gnutls | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnutls | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gnutls | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gnutls as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.18% (0.05178) | 92.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.24% (0.05236) | 91.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01636) | 80.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.14% (0.04139) | 80.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01636) | 80.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01945) | 89.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 1.92% (0.01915) | 88.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 2.15% (0.02153) | 88.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 3.68% (0.03682) | 90.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 3.99% (0.03986) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 5.52% (0.05523) | 92.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.67% (0.06673) | 92.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 28, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 88.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 24, 2022 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 75.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.03% (0.06033) | 77.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5866 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24865 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1663 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803169 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74099 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1663
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1663
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/5866 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24865 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1663 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803169 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74099 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1663 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1663 |
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