High severity · published May 7, 2017
CVE-2017-8804
The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
7.5
CVSS
7.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual memory allocation, or memory consumption if an overcommit setting is not used) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, a related issue to CVE-2017-8779. NOTE: [Information provided from upstream and references
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
2.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8804
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8804
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00026.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00039.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00049.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/05/2
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98339
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037559#c7
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