Is CVE-2017-10790 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-10790 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-10790?

CVE-2017-10790 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-10790?

CVE-2017-10790 has an EPSS score of 4.99% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10790?

Upgrade libtasn1-6 on debian 11 to 4.12-2.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-10790

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The _asn1_check_identifier function in GNU Libtasn1 through 4.12 causes a NULL pointer dereference and crash when reading crafted input that triggers assignment of a NULL value within an asn1_node structure. It may lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

libtasn1-6Debian

Fixed in:4.12-2.1CVE-2017-10790

libtasn1-6Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.4-3ubuntu0.6USN-3547-1

Fixed in:4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3547-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.