CVE-2020-24659
gnutls: Heap buffer overflow in handshake with no_renegotiation alert sent
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 4, 2020
Updated · October 14, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in GnuTLS, where the server can trigger the client to run into heap buffer overflow if a no_renegotiation alert is sent in an unexpected timing. This flaw allows the client to crash at the session deinitialization timing. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Statement
This issue only affects TLS 1.3 implementation of GnuTLS which is available on GnuTLS 3.6.x branch. Therefore only GnuTLS packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 are affected by this flaw.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation