High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7444
CVE-2016-7444
Description
The gnutls_ocsp_resp_check_crt function in lib/x509/ocsp.c in GnuTLS before 3.4.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not verify the serial length of an OCSP response, which might allow remote attackers to bypass an intended certificate validation mechanism via vectors involving trailing bytes left by gnutls_malloc.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/964632f37dfdfb914ebc5e49db4fa29af35b1de9nvdPatch
- lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-devel/2016-September/008146.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.gnutls.org/security.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00005.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92893nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292nvd
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