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Medium
CVE-2016-4008
The _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.8,...
Vulnerability Description
The _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.8, when used without the ASN1_DECODE_FLAG_STRICT_DER flag, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted certificate.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-05
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182299.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6e0a0b58f5cdaf4e9beca5bce69c09808cbb625
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2957-2
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182907.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libtasn1/2016-04/msg00009.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f435825c0f527a8e52e6ffbc3ad0bc60531d537e
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3568
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183221.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2957-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/3
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Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 13.2, 0, 22, 23, 24
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 5th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.