SSL: Gnu DER Certificate Parsing Denial Of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against GnuTLS. A successful exploit can lead to denial-of-service.
Extended Description
Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.
Affected Products
Gnu gnutls
References
CVE: CVE-2015-6251
Short Name
SSL:GNU-DER-PARSING-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SSL
Keywords
CVE-2015-6251 Certificate DER Denial Gnu Of Parsing Service
Release Date
10/13/2015
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Debian
Gnu
CVSS Score
5.0