Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-5080 - Heap Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Objective Systems ASN1C
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html">CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound</a>
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137970/Objective-Systems-Inc.-ASN1C-For-C-C-Heap-Memory-Corruption.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/65
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160721-asn1c
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790839
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538952/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91836
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036386
- https://github.com/programa-stic/security-advisories/tree/master/ObjSys/CVE-2016-5080
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- https://www.ncsc.nl/dienstverlening/response-op-dreigingen-en-incidenten/beveiligingsadviezen/NCSC-2016-0650+1.00+Kwetsbaarheid+verholpen+in+ASN1C.html