# CVE-2014-3468: The asn1\_get\_bit\_der function in GNU Libtasn1 before 3.6 does not properly report an error when a negative bit length is identified, which a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The asn1_get_bit_der function in GNU Libtasn1 before 3.6 does not properly report an error when a negative bit length is identified, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause out-of-bounds access via crafted ASN.1 data.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/60320
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3056
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtasn1.git/commit/?id=1c3ccb3e040bf13e342ee60bc23b21b97b11923f
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59057
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00002.html
- http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/400/sol15423.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0596.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:116
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61888
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0247.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0815.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0596.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libtasn1/2014-05/msg00006.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7015303
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0594.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102323
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58591
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0687.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58614
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0594.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59408

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