CVE-2017-1000381
c-ares - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The c-ares function `ares_parse_naptr_reply()`, which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer if the passed in DNS response packet was crafted in a particular way.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000381
To remediate CVE-2017-1000381, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/c-ares—upgrade to 1.12.0-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 6.11.1-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.12.0-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1.9.1-3+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2017-1000381 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.12.0-r1
- from 0, < 6.11.1-r0
- from 0, < 1.12.0-4
- from 0, < 1.9.1-3+deb7u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |