MGASA-2017-0159

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CVE-2017-6891
Published: 08 Jun 2017, 21:39
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Jun 2017, 21:39
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated libtasn1 packages fix security vulnerability Jakub Jirasek of Secunia Research discovered that libtasn1 did not properly validate its input. This would allow an attacker to cause a crash by denial-of-service, or potentially execute arbitrary code, by tricking a user into processing a maliciously crafted assignments file (CVE-2017-6891).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•libtasn1

    < 4.2-4.2.mga5

References (3)