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CVE-2017-10790

Published: Jul 2, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.0%
Top 8.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

n/an/a
libtasn1gnuOSS Libraries
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libtasn1Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11
security.gentoo.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3547-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464141
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 2, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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