CVE-2016-4008 (GCVE-0-2016-4008)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-05 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
13 references
Date Public
2016-04-11 00:00
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