CVE-2016-4008
N/A
Published: May 5, 2016 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsFedoraUbuntu LinuxopenSUSE
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 29%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182299.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182907.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183221.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html
References (13)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182299.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182907.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183221.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3568Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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