USN-2957-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2957-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2957-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2957-2
Upstream
Related
Published
2016-05-02T18:31:54Z
Modified
2026-04-22T09:23:43Z
Summary
libtasn1-6 vulnerability
Details

USN-2957-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libtasn1. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Pascal Cuoq and Miod Vallat discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain malformed DER certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using Libtasn1 to hang, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

4.*
4.5-2
4.7-2
4.7-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libtasn1-3-bin",
            "binary_version":  "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libtasn1-6",
            "binary_version":  "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libtasn1-bin",
            "binary_version":  "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2016-4008",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2957-2.json"