CVE-2017-8804
GNU C Library glibc DESerialization Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
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
INFO
Published Date :
May 7, 2017, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-8804 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-8804 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-8804 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** 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] 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. ** DISPUTED ** 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] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/libc-alpha/2017-05/msg00128.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/228 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-02/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://sourceware.org/legacy-ml/libc-alpha/2017-05/msg00129.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/05/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/05/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98339 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98339 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-05/msg00105.html No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-05/msg00105.html Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21461 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21461 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037559#c7 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037559#c7 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-502 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98339 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8804 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8804
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Exploit Prediction
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1.33 }} 0.15%
score
0.86239
percentile