Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.495
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-495-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libtasn1-3' package(s) announced via the DLA-495-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libtasn1-3' package(s) announced via the DLA-495-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: CVE-2016-4008 infinite loop while parsing DER certificates 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. For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.13-2+deb7u3. We recommend that you upgrade your libtasn1-3 packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references] Affected Software/OS: 'libtasn1-3' package(s) on Debian 7. 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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