UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10790

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10790
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10790.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10790
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Published
2017-07-01T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T11:09:54Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@3.4-3ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4-3ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

3.*
3.3-2
3.4-2
3.4-3
3.4-3ubuntu0.1
3.4-3ubuntu0.2
3.4-3ubuntu0.3
3.4-3ubuntu0.4
3.4-3ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.4-3ubuntu0.6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10790.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libtasn1-6

Package

Name
libtasn1-6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtasn1-6@4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3

Affected versions

4.*
4.5-2
4.7-2
4.7-3
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.1
4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-3-bin",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-6",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtasn1-bin",
            "binary_version": "4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10790.json"