SB2014060902 - Input validation error in libtasn1 (Alpine package)
Published: June 9, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014060902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3468)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.