UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650

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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.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15650
Related
Published
2017-10-19T23:29:00Z
Modified
2025-05-26T16:35:56Z
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
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

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
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / musl

Package

Name
musl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/musl@1.1.19-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.19-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.16-3
1.1.18-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.19-1",
            "binary_name": "musl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.19-1",
            "binary_name": "musl-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.19-1",
            "binary_name": "musl-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.19-1",
            "binary_name": "musl-tools"
        }
    ]
}