CVE-2018-1000654 describes a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability in GNU Libtasn1 versions 4.12 and 4.13. This flaw allows an attacker to cause 100% CPU utilization, eventually leading to program termination, by parsing a specially crafted file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the attack requires local access and user interaction (parsing the malicious file), with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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