USN-3547-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3547-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3547-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3547-1
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Published
2018-01-25T19:23:50.124685Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:34Z
Summary
libtasn1-6 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-10790)

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to cause Libtasn1 to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-6003)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@3.4-3ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4-3ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

3.*

3.3-2
3.4-2
3.4-3
3.4-3ubuntu0.1
3.4-3ubuntu0.2
3.4-3ubuntu0.3
3.4-3ubuntu0.4
3.4-3ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-10790"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3

Affected versions

4.*

4.5-2
4.7-2
4.7-3
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-10790"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-6003"
        }
    ]
}