UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4008

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4008
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4008.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4008
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Published
2016-04-14T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:17:52.346145Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The asn1extractderoctet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.8, when used without the ASN1DECODEFLAGSTRICTDER flag, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted certificate.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@3.4-3ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4-3ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

3.*

3.3-2
3.4-2
3.4-3
3.4-3ubuntu0.1
3.4-3ubuntu0.2
3.4-3ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.5-2
4.7-2
4.7-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}