Stack-based buffer overflow in libtASN1 - CVE-2015-2806
Published: December 21, 2016 / Updated: August 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1590
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
libtASN1
libtASN1
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2806
Update to version 4.4 or later.