Summary
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain NAPTR responses.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using
c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.10.0-2ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
The c-ares function `ares_parse_naptr_reply()`, which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read m…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000381