CVE-2017-6891

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-05-18
CWE:
CWE-121
Bugzilla:
1456763: CVE-2017-6891 libtasn1: Stack-based buffer overflow in asn1_find_node()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-6891 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.8
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Satellite 6 libtasn1 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libtasn1 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libtasn1 Will not fix
RHEV Manager 3 mingw-virt-viewer Will not fix

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