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CVE-2016-4574

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.76%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-4574
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.76%

Original NVD Description

Off-by-one error in the append_utf8_value function in the DN decoder (dn.c) in Libksba before 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via invalid utf-8 encoded data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-4356.