CVE-2024-28835

A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool --verify-chain" command.

The observed crash in GnuTLS during certificate chain verification, triggered by a specific certificate configuration, represents a moderate severity issue due to its potential impact on security-critical operations reliant on certificate validation. The crash may indicate an underlying flaw in GnuTLS's handling of certain certificate attributes or structures, potentially exposing systems to denial-of-service vulnerabilities or bypassing security checks if exploited maliciously. Given that certificate validation is a fundamental aspect of secure communication protocols such as TLS, the inability to reliably verify certificate chains could lead to unauthorized access, data integrity breaches, or interception of sensitive information.

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 for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.