UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4574
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4574
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4574.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4574
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-13T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:17:53.437337Z
- 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
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Off-by-one error in the appendutf8value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via invalid utf-8 encoded data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-4356.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libksba
Package
- Name
- libksba
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libksba@1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2",
"binary_name": "libksba-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2",
"binary_name": "libksba8"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2",
"binary_name": "libksba8-dbgsym"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libksba
Package
- Name
- libksba
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libksba@1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libksba-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libksba8"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libksba8-dbgsym"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}