CVE-2019-3829
CVE-2019-3829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 59% places it in the 99th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-415.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.3)
- CVSS v2: 5.0
- EPSS exploit prediction: 59% (99th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-415
- Affected product: Gnu Gnutls
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
A vulnerability was found in gnutls versions from 3.5.8 before 3.6.7. A memory corruption (double free) vulnerability in the certificate verification API. Any client or server application that verifies X.509 certificates with GnuTLS 3.5.8 or later is affected.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3829?
- A vulnerability was found in gnutls versions from 3.5.8 before 3.6.7. A memory corruption (double free) vulnerability in the certificate verification API. Any client or server application that verifies X.509 certificates with GnuTLS 3.5.8 or later is affected.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3829?
- CVE-2019-3829 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability low.
- Is CVE-2019-3829 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 59% (99th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2019-3829?
- CVE-2019-3829 primarily affects Gnu Gnutls. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2019-3829?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2019-3829 published?
- CVE-2019-3829 was published on 2019-03-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00017.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3600
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3829
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/issues/694
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A3ETBUFBB4G7AITAOUYPGXVMBGVXKUAN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7TJIBRJWGWSH6XIO2MXIQ3W6ES4R6I4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WRSOL66LHP4SD3Y2ECJDOGT4K663ECDU/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-14
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190619-0004/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3999-1/
- https://www.gnutls.org/security-new.html#GNUTLS-SA-2019-03-27
Affected products (2)
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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