debian · CVE-2016-4008

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:58:15 GMT

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CVE-2016-4008 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libtasn1-6), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

The _asn1_extract_der_octet function in lib/decoding.c in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.8, when used without the ASN1_DECODE_FLAG_STRICT_DER flag, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted certificate.

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