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CVE-2015-2806: GNU Libtasn1: Buffer overflow

CVE-2015-2806 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects GNU Libtasn1, along with 3 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Stack-based buffer overflow in asn1_der_decoding in libtasn1 before 4.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Underlying weakness

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected products

GNU Libtasn1: up to and including 4.3
Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10
Debian Linux: 7.0
Fedoraproject: 20; 21; 22