CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4579
libksba: CVE-2016-4579
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.33% · Oct 25, 2026
Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via unspecified vectors, related to the "returned length of the object from _ksba_ber_parse_tl."
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 | 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 | 1.3.4-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libksba | source | forky | 1.3.4-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libksba | source | trixie | 1.3.4-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libksba | source | bookworm | 1.3.4-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libksba | deb | 14.04 | 1.3.0-3ubuntu0.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4579 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libksba | deb | 16.04 | 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4579 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libksba8]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
1.6.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
- [libksba-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.3-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
1.6.3-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
- [libksba-mingw-w64-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.3-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · bookworm; dsa · libksba · debian · 12
1.6.3-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · 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:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · 13
1.6.7-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · 13
- [libksba-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.7-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · 13
1.6.7-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · 13
- [libksba-mingw-w64-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libksba]
Details (2)
1.6.7-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · 13
1.6.7-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.4-3dsa · libksba · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_1509-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4579]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-470-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4579]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4579]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]