Out-of-bounds Write Affecting systemd package, versions <229-4ubuntu19


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
31.13% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-SYSTEMD-305121
  • published28 Jun 2017
  • disclosed28 Jun 2017

Introduced: 28 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9445  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 systemd to version 229-4ubuntu19 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In systemd through 233, certain sizes passed to dns_packet_new in systemd-resolved can cause it to allocate a buffer that's too small. A malicious DNS server can exploit this via a response with a specially crafted TCP payload to trick systemd-resolved into allocating a buffer that's too small, and subsequently write arbitrary data beyond the end of it.

CVSS Scores

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