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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-10790: GNU Libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 1, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

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.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-libtasn1
Title
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