DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10790

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10790
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10790.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10790
Upstream
Published
2017-07-02T03:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:39Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The asn1checkidentifier 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 asn1node structure. It may lead to a remote denial of service attack.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.12-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.12-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.12-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libtasn1-6?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.12-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}