CVE-2016-5080

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

Objective Systems Asn1C: through 7.0.1

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
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137970/Objective-Systems-Inc.-ASN1C-For-C-C-Heap-Memory-Corruption.html

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