Free Software Foundation Inc. libtasn1 up to 0.2.6 DER Parser Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Free Software Foundation Inc. libtasn1 up to 0.2.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component DER Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in libtasn1 0.1.x before 0.1.2, and 0.2.x before 0.2.7, related to the DER parsing functions.

The weakness was disclosed 05/15/2004 with Debian (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0401 since 04/13/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.1.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16157). The entry VDB-75395 is pretty similar.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libtasn1 0.1.x

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04/13/2004 🔍
05/14/2004 +31 days 🔍
05/15/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/17/2004 +2 days 🔍
07/07/2004 +51 days 🔍
03/15/2005 +250 days 🔍
10/17/2014 +3503 days 🔍
06/18/2018 +1340 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Organization: Debian
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0401 (🔍)
X-Force: 16157 - libtASN1 DER parsing issue
SecurityTracker: 1010159
SecurityFocus: 10360 - GNU LibTASN1 Undisclosed Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15126 - libtASN1 DER Parsing Function Unspecified Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2014 16:25
Updated: 06/18/2018 09:27
Changes: 10/17/2014 16:25 (57), 06/18/2018 09:27 (6)
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Cache ID: 3:723:103

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