CVE-2016-4008
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4008 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-05-05 18:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:32:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-399
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libtasn1 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3568-1 libtasn1-6 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| USN-2957-2: Libtasn1 vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| GNU Libtasn1: Denial of Service (GLSA 201703-05) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| GNU Libtasn1 4.8 released | MLIST | lists.gnu.org | |
| oss-security - Infinite loops parsing malicious DER certificates in libtasn1 4.7 | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: libtasn1-4.8-1.fc24 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Savannah Git Hosting - libtasn1.git/commit | git.savannah.gnu.org | ||
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1674-1: moderate: Security update for libtasn1 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Savannah Git Hosting - libtasn1.git/commit | git.savannah.gnu.org | ||
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1567-1: moderate: Security update for libtasn1 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Savannah Git Hosting - libtasn1.git/commit | CONFIRM | git.savannah.gnu.org | |
| Savannah Git Hosting - libtasn1.git/commit | CONFIRM | git.savannah.gnu.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: libtasn1-4.8-1.fc23 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| USN-2957-1: Libtasn1 vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: libtasn1-4.8-1.fc22 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710446 Gentoo Linux GNU Libtasn1 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (GLSA 201703-05)