CVE-2017-15650

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5

Description

musl libc before 1.1.17 has a buffer overflow via crafted DNS replies because dns_parse_callback in network/lookup_name.c does not restrict the number of addresses, and thus an attacker can provide an unexpected number by sending A records in a reply to an AAAA query.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-15650

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2017-10-19T23:29:00

Last Modified Date
2017-11-08T16:21:30

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:musl-libc:musl::::::::	1	OR		1.1.6

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.5

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/19/5	Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory
http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/tree/WHATSNEW	Vendor Advisory
http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=45ca5d3fcb6f874bf5ba55d0e9651cef68515395	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15650
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15650

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 08:11:55				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:18:15	2017-10-19T23:29Z	2017-10-19T23:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 22:18:16		2017-11-08T16:21:30	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 22:18:16		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated