CVE-2015-3622

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3622
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-05-12 19:59:24 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted certificate.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2015:1372-1: moderate: Security update for gnutls af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
libtasn1 Heap Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1567-1: moderate: Security update for libtasn1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2604-1: Libtasn1 vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3256-1 libtasn1-6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Full Disclosure: Heap overflow / invalid read in Libtasn1 before 4.5 (TFPA 005/2015) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libtasn1-4.5-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
GNU Libtasn1 'decoding.c' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
GNU Libtasn1 4.5 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
libtASN1 Heap Over-read in _asn1_extract_der_octet() Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1674-1: moderate: Security update for libtasn1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:232 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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