CVE-2017-8804
moderate-risk
Published 2017-05-07
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
Do I need to act?
~
6.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (22)
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98339
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037559#c7
Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21461
Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-05/msg00105.html
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98339
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037559#c7
Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21461
and 2 more references
40
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
9/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal