USN-3183-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8610)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2017-03-20 16:39 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source websiteUSN-3183-1 fixed CVE-2016-8610 in GnuTLS in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Stefan Buehler discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly verified the serial length of OCSP responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain certificate validation measures. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7444)
Shi Lei discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain warning alerts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue has only been addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-8610)
It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly decoded X.509 certificates with a Proxy Certificate Information extension. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-5334)
It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain OpenPGP certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5335, CVE-2017-5336, CVE-2017-5337)
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"aliases": [],
"details": "USN-3183-1 fixed CVE-2016-8610 in GnuTLS in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n16.10. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS\nand Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Stefan Buehler discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly verified the serial\n length of OCSP responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\n to bypass certain certificate validation measures. This issue only applied\n to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7444)\n \n Shi Lei discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain warning alerts.\n A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to hang,\n resulting in a denial of service. This issue has only been addressed in\n Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-8610)\n \n It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly decoded X.509 certificates with a\n Proxy Certificate Information extension. A remote attacker could use this\n issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or\n possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS\n and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-5334)\n \n It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain OpenPGP\n certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\n GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\n arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5335, CVE-2017-5336, CVE-2017-5337)\n",
"id": "USN-3183-2",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
"published": "2017-03-20T16:39:41Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3183-2"
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"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8610"
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"summary": "gnutls26 vulnerability",
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