CVE-2013-4466
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x...
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x before 3.1.15 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a response with more than four DANE entries.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x before 3.1.15 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a response with more than four DANE entries.
- Record
CVE-2013-4466- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x before 3.1.15 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a response with more than four DANE entries.
- Record
CVE-2013-4466- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4335 No score
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x before 3.1.15 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a response with more than four DANE entries.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4335- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hp3-frg2-6v54 No score
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x...
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x before 3.1.15 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a response with more than four DANE entries.
- Record
GHSA-7hp3-frg2-6v54- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0354 No score
Updated gnutls package fixes security vulnerability
A DNS server that returns more 4 DANE entries could corrupt the memory of a requesting client using the DANE library from GnuTLS before 3.1.15 and 3.2.5 (CVE-2013-4466).
This updates GnuTLS to version 3.1.16, fixing this issue and several other bugs
- Record
MGASA-2013-0354- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4466 No score
Buffer overflow in the dane_query_tlsa function in the DANE library (libdane) in GnuTLS 3.1.x before 3.1.15 and 3.2.x before 3.2.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a response with more than four DANE entries.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4466- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnutlsMageia:3 |
before 3.1.16-1.mga3 | 3.1.16-1.mga3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4466 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Gnutls, published November 19, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in gnutls 3.1.16-1.mga3.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/25/2
article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/7050
gnutls.org/security.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4466
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hp3-frg2-6v54
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advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0354.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11561
lists.gnutls.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2013-August/003216.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119788.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4466
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4466