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CVE-2016-4008

Published: May 05, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4008
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ubuntu_linuxCanonical12.04 (including)12.04 (including)
Ubuntu_linuxCanonical14.04 (including)14.04 (including)
Ubuntu_linuxCanonical15.10 (including)15.10 (including)
Ubuntu_linuxCanonical16.04 (including)16.04 (including)
Libtasn1-3Ubuntuprecise*
Libtasn1-3Ubuntuupstream*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntutrusty*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuupstream*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuwily*
Libtasn1-6Ubuntuxenial*

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