CVE-2017-15650
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 7.5 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2017-10-19
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
References
- http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=45ca5d3fcb6f874bf5ba55d0e9651cef68515395
- http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/tree/WHATSNEW
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/19/5
