5.9

CVE-2016-4008: canonical ubuntu_linux Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2016-0170UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4008USN-2957-1
Published 05-05-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4008 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 29.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
29.40%
0%100%
High · +3.53 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10414-1SUSE-SU-2016:1600-1SUSE-SU-2016:1601-1

Timeline

  1. 05-05-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

29.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+3.53 pp

From 25.88% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
29.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • libtasn1-3< 2.13-2+deb7u3
  • libtasn1-6< 4.8-1 | < 4.2-3+deb8u2
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Gnu1 product
Mageia1 product
  • libtasn1< 4.2-4.1.mga5
Opensuse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libtasn1-6< 3.4-3ubuntu0.4 | < 4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

7 vendors · 8 products

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