What is CVE-2015-1817?

CVE-2015-1817 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Musl-libc Musl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-1817?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-1817 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Musl-libc Musl

CVE-2015-1817

Stack-based buffer overflow in the inet_pton function in network/inet_pton.c in musl libc 0.9.15 through 1.0.4, and 1.1.0 through 1.1.7 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Musl-libc Musl — versions 0.9.15, 1.0.0, 1.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, VDB Entry)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1817?: CVE-2015-1817 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Musl-libc Musl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-1817?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-1817 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.