CVE-2017-10790

The _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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464141	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00026.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3547-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4106

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-02 03:29

Updated : 2023-11-07 02:38

NVD link : CVE-2017-10790

Mitre link : CVE-2017-10790

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-10790

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

libtasn1

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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