CVE-2024-12133
Libtasn1: inefficient der decoding in libtasn1 leading to potential remote dos
MEDIUM 5.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.11 % · percentile 66 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A flaw in libtasn1 causes inefficient handling of specific certificate data. When processing a large number of elements in a certificate, libtasn1 takes much longer than expected, which can slow down or even crash the system. This flaw allows an attacker to send a specially crafted certificate, causing a denial of service attack.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-407 — Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17347
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4049
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8021
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30849
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30850
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33125
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2344611
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/blob/master/doc/security/CVE-2024-12133.md
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/issues/52
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00025.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250523-0003/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-50622
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-12133
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0907 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle MySQL · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0864 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0760 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0693 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0671 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0524 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0492 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |