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CVE-2017-6891 Detail

Description

Two 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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5520704d075802df25ce4ffccc010ba1641bd484 CVE, Flexera Software LLC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00018.html CVE, Flexera Software LLC Broken Link 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861 CVE, Flexera Software LLC Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98641 CVE, Flexera Software LLC Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038619 CVE, Flexera Software LLC Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E CVE, Flexera Software LLC
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E CVE, Flexera Software LLC
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76125/ CVE, Flexera Software LLC Permissions Required 
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-11/ CVE, Flexera Software LLC Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11 CVE, Flexera Software LLC Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6891
NVD Published Date:
05/22/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
Flexera Software LLC