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Unscored USN-3547-1 2 CVEs

libtasn1-6 vulnerabilities

Published Jan 25, 2018 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04
LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2018-6003)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS libtasn1-6 3.4-3ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS libtasn1-6 4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10790
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6003