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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-12865 EUVD-2017-4397GHSA-2f42-jv77-x675

Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or exe…

Published Aug 29, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: connman Package: connman Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 connman 1.35-1 —
Debian 13 connman 1.35-1 —
Debian 12 connman 1.35-1 —
Debian 9 connman 1.33-3+deb9u1 DSA-3956-1
Debian 8 connman 1.21-1.2+deb8u1 DSA-3956-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 7 connman 1.0-1.1+wheezy2 DLA-1078-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS connman 1.21-1.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 —

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed connman 1.40-2.2 openSUSE-SU-2024:10692-1

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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Advisories 3

References