[ GLSA 201408-09 ] GNU Libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: GNU Libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201408-09)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: August 29, 2014
Bug(s): #511536
ID: 201408-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Libtasn1, the
worse of which can allow a context-dependent attacker to cause a Denial of
Service condition.


Background

The ASN.1 library used in GNUTLS.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-libs/libtasn1
Vulnerable: < 3.6
Unaffected: >= 3.6
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Libtasn1. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A context-dependent attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service
condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNU Libtasn1 users should upgrade to the latest version: