CVE-2016-5080

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5080
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-19 22:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the rtxMemHeapAlloc function in asn1rt_a.lib in Objective Systems ASN1C for C/C++ before 7.0.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), on a system running an application compiled by ASN1C, via crafted ASN.1 data.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Objective Systems Asn1c All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CPU Oct 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-5080: Memory corruption in code generated by Objective Systems Inc. ASN1C compiler for C/C++ [STIC-2016-0603] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
NCSC-2016-0650 [1.00] | NCSC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ncsc.nl Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability in Objective Systems ASN1C Compiler Affecting Cisco Products af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com
Android Security Bulletin—January 2017 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
Objective Systems Inc. ASN1C For C/C++ Heap Memory Corruption ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
security-advisories/ObjSys/CVE-2016-5080 at master · programa-stic/security-advisories · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
ASN1C Buffer Overflow in rtxMemHeapAlloc() Lets Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VU#790839 - Objective Systems ASN1C generates code that contains a heap overflow vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Objective Systems ASN1C CVE-2016-5080 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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