gnutls: Heap read overflow in read-packet.c
Published Mar 24, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.18%
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the read_attribute function in GnuTLS before 3.3.26 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted OpenPGP certificate.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gnutls-0:2.12.23-21.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0574
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gnutls-0:3.3.26-9.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2292
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnutls
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gnutls-0:2.12.23-21.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0574 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gnutls-0:3.3.26-9.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2292 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnutls | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.18% (0.06179) | 93.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.23% (0.06230) | 92.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 86.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01920) | 82.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 3.24% (0.03243) | 86.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.42% (0.01415) | 78.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02614) | 76.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 78.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00900) | 83.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00900) | 82.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00900) | 80.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00982) | 81.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.35% (0.03347) | 66.61th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.35% (0.03347) | 66.29th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.35% (0.03347) | 81.63th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.35% (0.03347) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (16)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0574.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95372 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037576 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5337 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=338 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=346 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411836 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/94fcf1645ea17223237aaf8d19132e004afddc1a x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2017-2 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5337
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5337
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