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CVE-2012-1663


Double free vulnerability in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 3.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted certificate list.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1663 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-03-13T22:55:03.067

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu gnutls ≤ 3.0.13 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.16 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.17 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.18 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.19 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.20 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.21 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.22 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.23 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.24 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.0.25 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.13 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.14 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.15 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.16 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.17 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.18 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.19 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.20 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.21 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.22 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.1.23 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.7 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.8 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.8.1a1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.9 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.10 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.2.11 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.3.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.3.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.3.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.3.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.3.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.3.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.4.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.4.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.4.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.4.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.4.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.4.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.5.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.5.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.5.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.5.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.5.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.5.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.6.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.6.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.6.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.6.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.7 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.8 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.9 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.10 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.11 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.12 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.13 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.14 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.15 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.16 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.17 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.18 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 1.7.19 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.0.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.0.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.0.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.0.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.0.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.7 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.1.8 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.2.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.2.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.2.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.2.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.2.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.2.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.7 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.8 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.9 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.10 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.3.11 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.4.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.4.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.4.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.4.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.5.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.6.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.7.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.8.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.10.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.10.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.10.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.10.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.10.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.10.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.6.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.7 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.8 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.9 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.10 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.11 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.12 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.13 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 2.12.14 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.0 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.1 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.2 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.3 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.4 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.5 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.6 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.7 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.8 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.9 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.10 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.11 Yes
Application gnu gnutls 3.0.12 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.