SB2015043002 - Fedora 22 update for libtasn1
Published: April 30, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015043002
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3622)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error in the _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted certificate, trigger out-of-bounds heap read and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.