Resource Management Errors Affecting libtasn1-6 package, versions <4.2-3+deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
25.46% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBTASN16-339602
  • published5 May 2016
  • disclosed5 May 2016

Introduced: 5 May 2016

CVE-2016-4008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libtasn1-6 to version 4.2-3+deb8u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtasn1-6 package and not the libtasn1-6 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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