High severity · published May 22, 2017
CVE-2017-6891
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…
8.8
CVSS
5.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.6% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BO
Bookkeeper · Apache
4.12.1 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libtasn1 · Gnu
4.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6891
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6891
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=libtasn1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5520704d075802df25ce4ffccc010ba1641bd484
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00018.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98641
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038619
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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