CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4574

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value function in the DN decoder in Libksba before version 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via invalid utf-8 encoded data.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to system crashes, affecting the availability of services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Libksba to version 1.3.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via invalid utf-8 encoded data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-4356.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS