MGASA-2018-0121

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    MGASA-2018-0121

    Published: 8 Feb 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated libtasn1 packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (CVE-2017-10790). It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to cause Libtasn1 to hang, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2018-6003).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0121.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22462, https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3547-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libtasn1

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libtasn1?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.13-1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High