CVE-2018-16149

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    CVE-2018-16149

    Published: 7 Nov 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In sig_verify() in x509.c in axTLS version 2.1.3 and before, the PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification blindly trusts the declared lengths in the ASN.1 structure. Consequently, when small public exponents are being used, a remote attacker can generate purposefully crafted signatures (and put them on X.509 certificates) to induce illegal memory access and crash the verifier.

    References: https://github.com/igrr/axtls-8266/commit/5efe2947ab45e81d84b5f707c51d1c64be52f36c, https://sourceforge.net/p/axtls/mailman/message/36459928/

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    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5efe2947ab45e81d84b5f707c51d1c64be52f36c

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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