Out-of-bounds Read in Libtom Libtomcrypt
CVE-2019-17362
In LibTomCrypt through 1.18.2, the der_decode_utf8_string function (in der_decode_utf8_string.c) does not properly detect certain invalid UTF-8 sequences. This allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libtom Libtomcrypt
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17362?
- CVE-2019-17362 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libtom Libtomcrypt, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17362?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.