CVE-2017-12865

Published: Aug 29, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable.

Affected (2)

Products: Intel: Connman · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Intel Connman	Up to 1.34

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3956

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100498

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://01.org/security/intel-oss-10001/intel-oss-10001

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483720

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/commit/?id=5c281d182ecdd0a424b64f7698f32467f8f67b71

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-02

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.nri-secure.com/blog/new-iot-vulnerability-connmando

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3956