Numeric Errors Affecting libksba package, versions <1.2.0-2ubuntu0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.67% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-LIBKSBA-312418
  • published13 Jun 2016
  • disclosed13 Jun 2016

Introduced: 13 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-4574  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 libksba to version 1.2.0-2ubuntu0.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libksba package and not the libksba package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via invalid utf-8 encoded data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-4356.

CVSS Scores

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