libksba: Out-of-bounds read in _ksba_ber_parse_tl
Published Jun 13, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.21%
Description
Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via unspecified vectors, related to the "returned length of the object from _ksba_ber_parse_tl."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libksba
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libksba
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libksba
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libksba | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libksba | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libksba | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.21% (0.03205) | 87.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03231) | 86.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 77.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2025 | 2.18% (0.02180) | 83.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.87% (0.00869) | 73.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 88.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 87.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01728) | 85.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a7eed17a0b2a1c09ef986f3b4b323cd31cea2b64 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4579 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335396 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4579
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-22 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4579
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a7eed17a0b2a1c09ef986f3b4b323cd31cea2b64 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00028.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4579 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335396 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4579 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-22 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4579 |
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