Vulnerability in Objective Systems Asn1c
CVE-2016-5080
Integer overflow in the rtxMemHeapAlloc function in asn1rt_a.lib in Objective Systems ASN1C for C/C++ before 7.0.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), on a system running an application compiled by ASN1C, via crafted ASN.1 data.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.101 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 95th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.101 · newest: 0.101 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538952/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- github.com/programa-stic/security-advisories/tree/master/ObjSys/CVE-2016-5080 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790839 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ncsc.nl/dienstverlening/response-op-dreigingen-en-incidenten/beveiligingsad… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036386 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137970/Objective-Systems-Inc.-ASN1C-For-C-C-Heap-…
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/65 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91836 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5080?
- CVE-2016-5080 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Objective Systems Asn1c. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5080?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5080 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.