Improper input validation in Gnupg Libksba
CVE-2016-4579
Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via unspecified vectors, related to the "returned length of the object from _ksba_ber_parse_tl."
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnupg Libksba
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4579?
- CVE-2016-4579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnupg Libksba, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4579?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.