CVE-2017-8779 | BDVDB-2026-85104 Detail
Description#
rpcbind through 0.2.4, LIBTIRPC through 1.0.1 and 1.0.2-rc through 1.0.2-rc3, and NTIRPC through 1.4.3 do not consider the maximum RPC data size during memory allocation for XDR strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption with no subsequent free) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, aka rpcbomb.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1267
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1262
- https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/rpcbomb-remote-rpcbind-denial-of-service-patches/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1268
- https://github.com/drbothen/GO-RPCBOMB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1497
- https://github.com/guidovranken/rpcbomb/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180109-0001/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-07
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038532
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98325
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/04/1
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.