CVE-2016-4574
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.76%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 86
- Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (4)
CWE
- CWE-189
Referencias
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6be61daac047d8e6aa941eb103f8e71a1d4e3c75
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00087.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00028.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6be61daac047d8e6aa941eb103f8e71a1d4e3c75
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00087.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00028.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1
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