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CVE-2017-6891

Publication date 22 May 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libtasn1-3 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
libtasn1-6 17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.10-1ubuntu0.1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 4.9-4ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.4-3ubuntu0.5

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libtasn1-6

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

Other references