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CVE-2016-4008

medium · 5.9

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.

5.9
CVSS
25.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2016-05-05
Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
canonicalubuntu_linux12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux15.10
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04
opensuseopensuse13.2
gnulibtasn1<= 4.7
fedoraprojectfedora22
fedoraprojectfedora23
fedoraprojectfedora24

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