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.
EPSS: 0.101 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Objective_systems Asn1c
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cret@cert.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.