UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12087

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12087
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12087.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12087
Related
Published
2018-04-24T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-06-02T17:09:03Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 10.0 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with attacker controlled values. An attacker needs send a dns packet to trigger this vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / shairport-sync

Package

Name
shairport-sync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/shairport-sync@3.1.4-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.4-1

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.4-1",
            "binary_name": "shairport-sync"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.4-1",
            "binary_name": "shairport-sync-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}