--- title: "CVE-2008-2377\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2377?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-2377 Publication date 8 August 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Use-after-free vulnerability in the \_gnutls\_handshake\_hash\_buffers\_clear function in lib/gnutls\_handshake.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS 2.3.5 through 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via TLS transmission of data that is improperly used when the peer calls gnutls\_handshake within a normal session, leading to attempted access to a deallocated libgcrypt handle. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | gnutls12 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | | gnutls13 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Not affected | | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | gnutls26 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 7.10 gutsy | Not in release | | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2377) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2377) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2377) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2377) ### Other references *