In LibTomCrypt through 1.18.2, the der_decode_utf8_string function (in der_decode_utf8_string.c) does not properly detect certain invalid UTF-8 sequences. This allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or read information from other memory locations via carefully crafted DER-encoded data.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00041.html
https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/issues/507
https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/pull/508
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00010.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-10-09
Updated: 2019-11-09
Type: CWE-125
Base Score: 6.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 4.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 5.2
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: CRITICAL