What is CVE-2017-9454?

CVE-2017-9454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Resiprocate, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-9454?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Resiprocate

CVE-2017-9454

Buffer overflow in the ares_parse_a_reply function in the embedded ares library in ReSIProcate before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted DNS response.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Resiprocate — versions 1.11.0, 1.12.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9454?: CVE-2017-9454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Resiprocate, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-9454?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.