CVE-2017-15650
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.68%Published: 10/19/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
musl libc before 1.1.17 has a buffer overflow via crafted DNS replies because dns_parse_callback 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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/muslfrom 0, < 1.1.11-r5
- Debian/muslfrom 0, < 1.1.17-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |