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title: "CVE-2017-7869\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-7869

Publication date 14 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7869?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

GnuTLS before 2017-02-20 has an out-of-bounds write caused by an integer
overflow and heap-based buffer overflow related to the cdk\_pkt\_read
function in opencdk/read-packet.c. This issue (which is a subset of the
vendor's GNUTLS-SA-2017-3 report) is fixed in 3.5.10.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gnutls26 | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.12.23-12ubuntu2.8 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| gnutls28 | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 3.5.6-4ubuntu4.1 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 3.5.3-5ubuntu1.2 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.4.10-4ubuntu1.3 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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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-2017-7869?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 |
| --- | --- |
| gnutls28 | * Upstream:   [51464af](https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/51464af713d71802e3c6d5ac15f1a95132a354fe) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7869)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7869)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7869)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7869)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3318-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3318-1)
+ GnuTLS vulnerabilities
+ 13 June 2017

### Other references

* <https://gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2017-3>
* <https://www.gnutls.org/security.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7869>