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CVE-2016-4574
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…
High7.5EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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References (6)
- [oss-security] 20160510 Re: Re: CVE request: three issues in libksba (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2982-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1525 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160510 Re: CVE request: three issues in libksba (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1370 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6be61daac047d8e6aa941eb103f8e71a1d4e3c75 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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