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CVE-2021-46848

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-46848 is a critical off-by-one array size check vulnerability (CWE-193) in GNU Libtasn1 versions prior to 4.19.0, specifically impacting the asn1_encode_simple_der function. This flaw affects various distributions including Debian, Fedora, and other products utilizing Libtasn1. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), it presents a high-impact threat that can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtasn1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0206 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18851-16820Fixed in: 4.14-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18852-16823Fixed in: 4.19.0-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 libtasn1 4.14-3 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 4.14-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 libtasn1 4.19.0-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 4.19.0-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: libtasn1-0:4.16.0-8.el9_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: libtasn1-0:4.13-4.el8_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: libtasn1-0:4.13-3.el8_6.1
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: libtasn1

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2021-46848Moderate

libtasn1: Out-of-bound access in ETYPE_OK

Oct 24, 2022
microsoft2022-Oct/CVE-2021-46848Critical

GNU Libtasn1 before 4.19.0 has an ETYPE_OK off-by-one array size check that affects asn1_encode_simple_der.

Oct 11, 2022

References

bugs.gentoo.org / 866237
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
gitlab.com / gnutls/libtasn1/-/commit/44a700d2051a666235748970c2df047ff207aeb5
PatchThird Party Advisory
gitlab.com / gnutls/libtasn1/-/issues/32
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AV4SHDJF2XLB4CUPTBPQQ6CLGZ5LKXPZ
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ECM2ELTVRYV4BZ5L5GMIRQE27RFHPAQ6
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OGO7XST4EIJGX4B2ITZCYSWM24534BSU
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V5LWOGF7QRMNFRUCZY6TDYQJVFI6MOQ2
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20221118-0006
Third Party Advisory