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FKIE_CVE-2015-3622

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-05-12 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:25
Severity
Summary
The _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted certificate.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158225.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00014.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131711/libtasn1-Heap-Overflow.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/109Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3256
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:232
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74419
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032246
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2604-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1860
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libtasn1/2015-04/msg00000.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-04
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158225.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131711/libtasn1-Heap-Overflow.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/109Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3256
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:232
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74419
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032246
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2604-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1860
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libtasn1/2015-04/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-04
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
opensuse opensuse 13.2
fedoraproject fedora 21
gnu libtasn1 *

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