DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4008

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4008
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4008.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4008
Upstream
Published
2016-05-05T18:59:10Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:31Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The asn1extractderoctet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.8, when used without the ASN1DECODEFLAGSTRICTDER flag, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted certificate.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}