Debian update for libtasn1-3



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-2806
CWE-ID CWE-121
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU1590

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2806

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in asn1_der_decoding. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and have unspecified impact on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 2.13-2+deb7u2

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git;a=commit;h=4d4f992826a4962790ecd0cce6fbba4a415ce149


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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