DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4356

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4356
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4356.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4356
Upstream
Published
2016-06-13T19:59:06.990Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:43.531099Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The appendutf8value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by clearing the high bit of the byte after invalid utf-8 encoded data.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libksba

Package

Name
libksba
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libksba?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / libksba

Package

Name
libksba
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libksba?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / libksba

Package

Name
libksba
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libksba?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / libksba

Package

Name
libksba
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libksba?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}