VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9454
Buffer overflow in the ares_parse_a_reply function in the embedded ares library in ReSIProcate before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted DNS response.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the ares_parse_a_reply function in the embedded ares library in ReSIProcate before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted DNS response.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.99% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- resiprocate/resiprocate
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/resiprocate/resiprocate/commit/d67a9ca6fd06ca65d23e313bdbad1ef4dd3aa0dfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://list.resiprocate.org/archive/resiprocate-users/msg02700.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/resiprocate/resiprocate/commit/d67a9ca6fd06ca65d23e313bdbad1ef4dd3aa0dfPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://list.resiprocate.org/archive/resiprocate-users/msg02700.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.