Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting glibc package, versions <0:2.17-222.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed7 Apr 2017
Introduced: 7 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-12132 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 glibc to version 0:2.17-222.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The DNS stub resolver in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.26, when EDNS support is enabled, will solicit large UDP responses from name servers, potentially simplifying off-path DNS spoofing attacks due to IP fragmentation.