CVE-2015-3308 (GCVE-0-2015-3308)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
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Summary
Double free vulnerability in lib/x509/x509_ext.c in GnuTLS before 3.3.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CRL distribution point.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2015-03-23 00:00
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