UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15650
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-10-19T23:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:44:12Z
- Severity
-
- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
musl libc before 1.1.17 has a buffer overflow via crafted DNS replies because dnsparsecallback in network/lookup_name.c does not restrict the number of addresses, and thus an attacker can provide an unexpected number by sending A records in a reply to an AAAA query.
- References
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- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15650
- https://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/patch/?id=45ca5d3fcb6f874bf5ba55d0e9651cef68515395
- http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/commit/?id=45ca5d3fcb6f874bf5ba55d0e9651cef68515395
- http://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/tree/WHATSNEW
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/19/5
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15650
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4768-1
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / musl
Package
- Name
- musl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/musl@1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
"binary_name": "musl"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
"binary_name": "musl-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
"binary_name": "musl-tools"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}