CVE-2023-39914

BER/CER/DER decoder panics on invalid input

Published Sep 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NLnet Labs' bcder library up to and including version 0.7.2 panics while decoding certain invalid input data rather than rejecting the data with an error. This can affect both the actual decoding stage as well as accessing content of types that utilized delayed decoding.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in 0.7.3 and all later versions.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2446 NLnet Labs' bcder library up to and including version 0.7.2 panics while decoding certain invalid input data rather than rejecting the data with an error. This can affect both the actual decoding stage as well as accessing content of types that utilized delayed decoding.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6jmw-6mxw-w4jc BER/CER/DER decoder panics on invalid input
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-228
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Description NLnet Labs’ bcder library up to and including version 0.7.2 panics while decoding certain invalid input data rather than rejecting the data with an error. This can affect both the actual decoding stage as well as accessing content of types that utilized delayed decoding. NLnet Labs' bcder library up to and including version 0.7.2 panics while decoding certain invalid input data rather than rejecting the data with an error. This can affect both the actual decoding stage as well as accessing content of types that utilized delayed decoding.
Weaknesses CWE-232
CWE-240

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NLnet Labs
Published
Updated
Sep 12, 2024, 1:22 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2023, 11:55 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 13, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM