CVE-2019-9748

Published Mar 13, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
In tinysvcmdns through 2018-01-16, an mDNS server processing a crafted packet can perform arbitrary data read operations up to 16383 bytes from the start of the buffer. This can lead to a segmentation fault in uncompress_nlabel in mdns.c and a crash of the server (depending on the memory protection of the CPU and the operating system), or disclosure of memory content via error messages or a server response. NOTE: the product's web site states "This project is un-maintained, and has been since 2013. ... There are known vulnerabilities ... You are advised to NOT use this library for any new projects / products."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-19111 In tinysvcmdns through 2018-01-16, an mDNS server processing a crafted packet can perform arbitrary data read operations up to 16383 bytes from the start of the buffer. This can lead to a segmentation fault in uncompress_nlabel in mdns.c and a crash of the server (depending on the memory protection of the CPU and the operating system), or disclosure of memory content via error messages or a server response. NOTE: the product's web site states "This project is un-maintained, and has been since 2013. ... There are known vulnerabilities ... You are advised to NOT use this library for any new projects / products."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 4:19 AM
Reserved
Mar 13, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 13, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:44 AM