{"id":"MGASA-2017-0159","summary":"Updated libtasn1 packages fix security vulnerability","details":"Jakub Jirasek of Secunia Research discovered that libtasn1 did not\nproperly validate its input. This would allow an attacker to cause a\ncrash by denial-of-service, or potentially execute arbitrary code, by\ntricking a user into processing a maliciously crafted assignments file\n(CVE-2017-6891).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:58.118700442Z","published":"2017-06-08T21:39:47Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-6891"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0159.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20931"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libtasn1","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libtasn1?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.2-4.2.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0159.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}