CVE-2014-8155 (GCVE-0-2014-8155)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-14 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:10
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Summary
GnuTLS before 2.9.10 does not verify the activation and expiration dates of CA certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a certificate issued by a CA certificate that is (1) not yet valid or (2) no longer valid.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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References
Date Public
2010-03-14 00:00
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