CVE-2004-2531
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16...
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.
- Record
CVE-2004-2531- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.
- Record
CVE-2004-2531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2522 No score
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2522- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xmw-23qh-mjvr No score
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16...
X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.
- Record
GHSA-2xmw-23qh-mjvr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2531 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Gnutls, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1010838
osvdb.org/8278
hornik.sk/SA/SA-20040802.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16858
securityfocus.com/bid/10839
lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2004-August/000703.html
secunia.com/advisories/12156
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2531
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xmw-23qh-mjvr