CVE-2016-4354

ber-decoder.c in Libksba before 1.3.3 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted BER data, which leads to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2016-06-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-4354 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.07%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4354

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-12 0.79% 1.07% +0.28%
2 2025-06-19 0.69% 0.79% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-4354

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-4354

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-4354

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2016-4354 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libksba), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4354
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4354
suse high CVE-2016-4354 severity important: SUSE including 3 source package names (libksba, libksba-devel, libksba8), 20 product×package rows across 13 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, … (13 product lines)): Known Not Affected 20. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4354/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-4354 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libksba), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): released 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4354

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-4354

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
gnupg libksba <= 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libksba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-4354

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