CVE-2017-12966 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting asn1c version 0.9.28, specifically within the asn1f_lookup_symbol_impl function in libasn1fix.a. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a segmentation fault by providing a specially crafted .asn1 file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and no confidentiality or integrity impact, but a high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asn1c_project:asn1c:0.9.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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