CVE-2017-12087 CRITICAL

CVE-2017-12087

Vendor Geekman
Product Tinysvcmdns
Published April 24, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with attacker controlled values. An attacker needs send a dns packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated