CVE-2017-8779

high-risk
Published 2017-05-04

rpcbind through 0.2.4, LIBTIRPC through 1.0.1 and 1.0.2-rc through 1.0.2-rc3, and NTIRPC through 1.4.3 do not consider the maximum RPC data size during memory allocation for XDR strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption with no subsequent free) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, aka rpcbomb.

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81.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 19% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Libtirpc
Rpcbind
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low