CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4353
libksba: CVE-2016-4353
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.15% · Oct 25, 2026
ber-decoder.c in Libksba before 1.3.3 does not properly handle decoder stack overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via crafted BER data.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libksba | sid | 1.8.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libksba | forky | 1.8.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libksba | trixie | 1.6.7-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libksba | bookworm | 1.6.3-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 16.04 | 1.3.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libksba | 16.04 | 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libksba | source | sid | 1.3.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libksba | source | forky | 1.3.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libksba | source | trixie | 1.3.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libksba | source | bookworm | 1.3.3-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libksba | deb | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4353 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libksba | deb | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2 | Not reported | USN-2982-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libksba | deb | 16.04 | 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | USN-2982-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libksba8]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
1.6.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
- [libksba-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
1.6.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
- [libksba-mingw-w64-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.3-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
1.6.3-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libksba8]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.7-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · 13
1.6.7-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · 13
- [libksba-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.7-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · 13
1.6.7-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · 13
- [libksba-mingw-w64-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.7-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · 13
1.6.7-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libksba · debian · 13
Observed: