CVE-2017-6891

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6891
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-22 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:49:00 UTC
DescriptionTwo errors in the "asn1_find_node()" function (lib/parser_aux.c) within GnuTLS libtasn1 version 4.10 can be exploited to cause a stacked-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted assignments file via the e.g. asn1Coding utility.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Bookkeeper 4.12.1 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls Libtasn1 4.10 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls Libtasn1 4.10 All All All
Application Gnu Libtasn1 4.10 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Computer Security Research - Secunia MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Savannah Git Hosting - libtasn1.git/commit CONFIRM git.savannah.gnu.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
GNU Libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-11) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1510-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA76125 - GnuTLS libtasn1 "asn1_find_node()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Permissions Required
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
Savannah Git Hosting - libtasn1.git/commit git.savannah.gnu.org
libtASN1 Stack Overflow in asn1_find_node() in Processing Assignment Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
GnuTLS CVE-2017-6891 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3861-1 libtasn1-6 DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710419 Gentoo Linux GNU Libtasn1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-11)
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