CVE-2017-15650 | BDVDB-2026-91985 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-10-19Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.