CVE-2017-6891 (GCVE-0-2017-6891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-22 19:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:41
Severity ?
CWE
  • Stack-based buffer overflow leading to system compromise
Summary
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.
References
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5520704d075802df25ce4ffccc010ba1641bd484
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00018.html Broken Link
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861 Third Party Advisory
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98641 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038619 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76125/ Permissions Required
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-11/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5520704d075802df25ce4ffccc010ba1641bd484
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00018.html Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98641 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038619 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76125/ Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-11/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11 Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Flexera Software LLC GnuTLS libtasn1 Version: 4.10. Other versions may also be affected.
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