# CVE-2016-5080: Integer overflow in the rtxMemHeapAlloc function in asn1rt\_a.lib in Objective Systems ASN1C for C/C++ before 7.0.2 allows context-dependent

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the rtxMemHeapAlloc function in asn1rt_a.lib in Objective Systems ASN1C for C/C++ before 7.0.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), on a system running an application compiled by ASN1C, via crafted ASN.1 data.

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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538952/100/0/threaded
- https://github.com/programa-stic/security-advisories/tree/master/ObjSys/CVE-2016-5080
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790839
- https://www.ncsc.nl/dienstverlening/response-op-dreigingen-en-incidenten/beveiligingsadviezen/NCSC-2016-0650+1.00+Kwetsbaarheid+verholpen+in+ASN1C.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036386
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137970/Objective-Systems-Inc.-ASN1C-For-C-C-Heap-Memory-Corruption.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/65
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91836
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160721-asn1c

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