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CVE-2016-4574

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Published: Jun 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value 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.

Affected (7)

Gnupg
1 product
Libksba
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Opensuse
2 products
Leap
Opensuse
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Libksba
Up to 1.3.3
Configuration B
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 15.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.04
Configuration C
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Leap
Version 42.1
Opensuse
Version 13.2

Related CWEs

CWE-189
CWE-189

References (12)

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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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