CVE-2016-4353

Description

ber-decoder.c in Libksba before 1.3.3 does not properly handle decoder stack overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via crafted BER data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/5 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/8 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-04 vendor advisory
http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=07116a314f4dcd4d96990bbd74db95a03a9f650a

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4353?
CVE-2016-4353 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4353?
To fix CVE-2016-4353, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4353 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4353 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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