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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842760
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2957-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtasn1-6' package(s) announced via the USN-2957-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtasn1-6' package(s) announced via the USN-2957-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-2957-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libtasn1. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Pascal Cuoq and Miod Vallat discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled
certain malformed DER certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause applications using Libtasn1 to hang, resulting in a
denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'libtasn1-6' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4008
Debian Security Information: DSA-3568 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3568
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182299.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182907.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183221.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-05
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libtasn1/2016-04/msg00009.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/3
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1567 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00047.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1674 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00097.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2957-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2957-2
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