libtasn1: NULL pointer dereference in the _asn1_check_identifier function
Published Jul 2, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.99%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtasn1
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtasn1
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
ming-virt-viewer
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6
libtasn1
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtasn1 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtasn1 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | ming-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | libtasn1 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04990) | 91.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04990) | 91.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 0.76% (0.00763) | 70.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 89.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 89.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01906) | 86.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01743) | 86.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 86.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 55.23th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 54.78th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 79.07th | v1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10790 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464141 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473192 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00026.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10790
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3547-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10790
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4106 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Change history (0)
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