Out-of-Bounds Affecting connman package, versions <1.21-1.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.52% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-CONNMAN-353930
  • published29 Aug 2017
  • disclosed29 Aug 2017

Introduced: 29 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12865  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 connman to version 1.21-1.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream connman package and not the connman package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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