Pointer Corruption Vulnerability in adns Affected by Remote Code Execution
CVE-2017-9105

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Adns
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 June 2020

Summary

An issue in adns prior to version 1.5.2 leads to pointer corruption when the nameserver sends data first, due to an incorrect number of pointer dereferences. This vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing significant security risks to systems utilizing the affected versions.

References

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=ad...
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https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/pipermail/adns-announc...
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http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=ad...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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