Stack-based buffer overflow - CVE-2017-12865
Published: December 2, 2018 / Updated: December 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16210
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12865
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12865
Install update from vendor's website.