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.
Published: 2017-07-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1038-1 libtasn1-3 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2255-1 libtasn1-6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4106-1 libtasn1-6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-2435 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3547-1 Libtasn1 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:50:11.680Z

Reserved: 2017-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-10790

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-02T03:29:00.183

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-10790

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-06-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-10790 - Bugzilla

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