High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-4574

Description

Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via invalid utf-8 encoded data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-4356.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cginvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00087.htmlnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00028.htmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/3nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/4nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2982-1nvd

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