CVE-2017-10790

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-10790
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-02 03:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe _asn1_check_identifier function in GNU Libtasn1 through 4.12 causes a NULL pointer dereference and crash when reading crafted input that triggers assignment of a NULL value within an asn1_node structure. It may lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Libtasn1 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2255-1] libtasn1-6 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
1464141 – The _asn1_check_identifier function in GNU Libtasn1 before 4.12(including 4.12) causes a NULL pointer dereference and crash when a NULL value assigned to value member in asn1_node. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GNU Libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-11) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e69... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4106-1 libtasn1-6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-3547-1: Libtasn1 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500321 Alpine Linux Security Update for libtasn1
  • 504088 Alpine Linux Security Update for libtasn1
  • 671078 EulerOS Security Update for libtasn1 (EulerOS-SA-2019-2620)
  • 710419 Gentoo Linux GNU Libtasn1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-11)
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