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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4008): Libtasn1 vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 2, 2016
Added
May 2, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solutions

ubuntu-upgrade-libtasn1-3ubuntu-upgrade-libtasn1-6
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