CVE-2016-4008
GNU Libtasn1 ASN1 Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 5, 2016, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
cve@mitre.org
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-4008 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4008
vulnerability.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-4008 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4008 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6e0a0b58f5cdaf4e9beca5bce69c09808cbb625 Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f435825c0f527a8e52e6ffbc3ad0bc60531d537e Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182299.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182907.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183221.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3568 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2957-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2957-2 Added Reference https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libtasn1/2016-04/msg00009.html Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-05 -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6e0a0b58f5cdaf4e9beca5bce69c09808cbb625 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f435825c0f527a8e52e6ffbc3ad0bc60531d537e [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git;a=commit;h=a6e0a0b58f5cdaf4e9beca5bce69c09808cbb625 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git;a=commit;h=f435825c0f527a8e52e6ffbc3ad0bc60531d537e -
CPE Deprecation Remap by nvd@nist.gov
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-05 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3568 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Nov. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Jun. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Jun. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
May. 10, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
May. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4008 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4008
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.29 }} -2.57%
score
0.87789
percentile