---
id: CVE-2024-28835
title: >-
  A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced
  when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool
  --verify-chain" command.
summary: >-
  A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced
  when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool
  --verify-chain" command.
severity: medium
cvss: 5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-248
published: '2024-03-21'
updated: '2026-07-03'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28835'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2570'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2889'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28835'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269084'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2024-March/004845.html'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/22/1'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/22/2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2570'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2889'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28835'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269084'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00019.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2024-March/004845.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0009/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00389
epssPercentile: 0.32911
ingestedAt: '2026-07-03T03:50:28.234Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool --verify-chain" command.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.