USN-5707-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5707-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5707-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5707-1
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Published
2022-10-31T14:57:35.339146Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:08Z
Summary
libtasn1-6 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Libtasn1 did not properly perform bounds checking. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3

Affected versions

4.*

4.5-2
4.7-2
4.7-3
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.2
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-46848",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}