CVE-2017-10790
libtasn1-6 - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-10790
To remediate CVE-2017-10790, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.12-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.13-2+deb7u5 or later
- —upgrade to 4.12-2.1 or later
- —upgrade to 4.2-3+deb8u4 or later
- —upgrade to 4.10-1.1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-10790 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 4.12-r1
- from 0, < 2.13-2+deb7u5
- from 0, < 4.12-2.1
- from 0, < 4.2-3+deb8u4
- from 0, < 4.10-1.1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |