CVE-2017-12087

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Published Apr 24, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 10 Critical EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with attacker controlled values. An attacker needs send a dns packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

geekman

Tinysvcmdns

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2016-07-18`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tinysvcmdns_project:tinysvcmdns:2016-07-18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3673	An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with attacker controlled values. An attacker needs send a dns packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.001% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0439

History

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Subscriptions

Tinysvcmdns Project Tinysvcmdns

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Apr 24, 2018, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:47 PM
Reserved: Jul 31, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 24, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM

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