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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861
Permissions Required x_refsource_misc
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76125/
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-11/
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5520704d075802df25ce4ffccc010ba1641bd484
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98641
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038619
Broken Link vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00018.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0118
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (4)
apache/bookkeeper
4.12.1
debian/debian_linux
8.0
Flexera Software LLC/GnuTLS libtasn1
4.10. Other versions may also be affected.
gnu/libtasn1
4.10
Published
May 22, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026