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CVE-2015-6251: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-6251DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6251DSA-3334-1
Published 24-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-6251 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 19.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.03%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
MGASA-2015-0322OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10105-1SUSE-SU-2015:1518-1

Timeline

  1. 24-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

19.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 19.03% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
19.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Gnu1 product
  • gnutls3.3.0 | 3.3.0:pre0 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.5 | 3.3.6 | 3.3.7 | 3.3.8 | 3.3.9 | 3.3.10 | 3.3.11 | 3.3.12 | 3.3.13 | 3.3.14 | 3.3.15 | 3.3.16 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • gnutls28< 3.3.15-5ubuntu2

3 vendors · 4 products

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