CVE-2016-4574
Libksba DN Decoder Denial of Service Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description
Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via invalid utf-8 encoded data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-4356.
INFO
Published Date :
June 13, 2016, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:32 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6be61daac047d8e6aa941eb103f8e71a1d4e3c75 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git;a=commit;h=6be61daac047d8e6aa941eb103f8e71a1d4e3c75 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
May. 18, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libksba_project:libksba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libksba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.3 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libksba_project:libskba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libksba_project:libksba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.3 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libksba_project:libskba:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libksba_project:libskba:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00087.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00028.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libksba_project:libskba:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-189 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.66 }} 0.07%
score
0.87950
percentile