Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20164008000
Revision Date:2016-05-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-4008 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-4008
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'libtasn1-6' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1').
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