USN-2957-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2957-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2957-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2957-2
Related
Published
2016-05-02T18:31:54.815763Z
Modified
2016-05-02T18:31:54.815763Z
Summary
libtasn1-6 vulnerability
Details

USN-2957-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libtasn1. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Pascal Cuoq and Miod Vallat discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain malformed DER certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using Libtasn1 to hang, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=src?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 

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