CVE-2017-15650
N/A
Published: October 19, 2017 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMusl
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.1.6
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=45ca5d3fcb6f874bf5ba55d0e9651cef68515395x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/tree/WHATSNEWx_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/19/5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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