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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.