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libtasn1: asn1_get_bit_der() can return negative bit length

Published Jun 5, 2014

Description

The asn1_get_bit_der function in GNU Libtasn1 before 3.6 does not properly report an error when a negative bit length is identified, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause out-of-bounds access via crafted ASN.1 data.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 5, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date May 25, 2014