Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libtasn1-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
25.46% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBTASN1DEVEL-1350111
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Apr 2016

Introduced: 11 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-4008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libtasn1-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtasn1-devel package and not the libtasn1-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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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