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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-12823

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

4.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-12823 Red Hat Product Security

    openconnect: buffer overflow via crafted certificate data to get_cert_name function in gnutls.c

Full record on NVD

Description

OpenConnect 8.09 has a buffer overflow, causing a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact, via crafted certificate data to get_cert_name in gnutls.c.

Technical details

Published
2020-05-12

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12823?

OpenConnect 8.09 has a buffer overflow, causing a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact, via crafted certificate data to get_cert_name in gnutls.c.

Is CVE-2020-12823 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12823 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12823?

CVE-2020-12823 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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