CVE-2017-12865

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: August 29, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3956

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100498

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://01.org/security/intel-oss-10001/intel-oss-10001

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483720

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/commit/?id=5c281d182ecdd0a424b64f7698f32467f8f67b71

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-02

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.nri-secure.com/blog/new-iot-vulnerability-connmando

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3956