Double Free in ldns - CVE-2017-1000231

 

Double Free in ldns - CVE-2017-1000231

Published: November 17, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33172
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000231
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: NLnet Labs
Affected software:
ldns

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A double-free vulnerability in parse.c in ldns 1.7.0 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000231

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources