vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-4008: libtasn1 infinite loop while parsing DER certificates
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 5, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 5, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Oct 30, 2017
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libtasn1
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