CVE-2016-4354
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
ber-decoder.c in Libksba before 1.3.3 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted BER data, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.3.3-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnupg | libksba | {"endIncluding":"1.3.2"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4354.html
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aea7b6032865740478ca4b706850a5217f1c3887
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-04
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4354
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.