CVE-2017-10790

7.5 HIGH
Published: July 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464141
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00026.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3547-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4106
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00026.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3547-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.0%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

gnu

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