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CVE-2017-10790 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464141 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3547-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4106

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
4.12


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-10790
NVD Published Date:
07/01/2017
NVD Last Modified:
03/15/2018