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title: "CVE-2014-0092\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-0092

Publication date 3 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

lib/x509/verify.c in GnuTLS before 3.1.22 and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 does not
properly handle unspecified errors when verifying X.509 certificates from
SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via
a crafted certificate.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gnutls26 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 2.12.23-12ubuntu2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.12.23-12ubuntu2 |
| 13.10 saucy | Fixed 2.12.23-1ubuntu4.2 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 2.12.14-5ubuntu4.6 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.7 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.8.5-2ubuntu0.5 |
| gnutls28 | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0092?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gnutls26 | * Upstream:   [6aa26f7](https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/6aa26f78150ccbdf0aec1878a41c17c41d358a3b) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0092)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0092)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-0092)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0092)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2127-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2127-1)
+ GnuTLS vulnerability
+ 4 March 2014

### Other references

* <http://gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2014-2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0092>