Resource Management Errors Affecting libtasn1-6 package, versions <4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
29.41% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBTASN16-339608
  • 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 Ubuntu:16.04 libtasn1-6 to version 4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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 Base Scores

version 3.1