SB2017082003 - Buffer overflow in ASN1C
Published: August 20, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017082003
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12966)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The asn1f_lookup_symbol_impl function in asn1fix_retrieve.c in libasn1fix.a in asn1c 0.9.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted .asn1 file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.