CVE-2024-12243 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

A flaw was found in GnuTLS, which relies on libtasn1 for ASN.1 data processing. Due to an inefficient algorithm in libtasn1, decoding certain DER-encoded certificate data can take excessive time, leading to increased resource consumption. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send a specially crafted certificate, causing GnuTLS to become unresponsive or slow, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-407 CWE-407

References

Other References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17361 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4051 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7076 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8020 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12243 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2344615 https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1553 https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/issues/52 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00027.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12243? +

A flaw was found in GnuTLS, which relies on libtasn1 for ASN.1 data processing. Due to an inefficient algorithm in libtasn1, decoding certain DER-encoded certificate data can take excessive time, leading to increased resource consumption. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send a specially crafted certificate, causing GnuTLS to become unresponsive or slow, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-12243? +

CVE-2024-12243 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-12243? +

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