SB2018120306 - Gentoo update for ConnMan

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SB2018120306 - Gentoo update for ConnMan

Published: December 3, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018120306
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12865)

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c". A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a specially crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References