CVE-2017-6891
HIGH8.8EPSS 1.6%libtasn1-6 - security update
Published: 5/22/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Two errors in the "asn1_find_node()" function (lib/parser_aux.c) within GnuTLS libtasn1 version 4.10 can be exploited to cause a stacked-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted assignments file via the e.g. asn1Coding utility.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/libtasn1from 0, < 4.7-r2
- Debian/libtasn1-3from 0, < 2.13-2+deb7u4
- Debian/libtasn1-6from 0, < 4.10-1.1
- Debian/libtasn1-6from 0, < 4.2-3+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |