7.5high
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 tha…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-11 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- usn.ubuntu.com /3547-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1464141 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4106 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00026.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkee · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-10790
- NVD: CVE-2017-10790
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