CVE-2017-12130 - An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2017

CVE-2017-12130

Summary

An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2017-11-05. A specially crafted packet can make the library dereference a NULL pointer leading to a server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a DNS query to trigger this vulnerability.

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0486
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102795

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:tinysvcmdns_project:tinysvcmdns:2017-11-05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tinysvcmdns_project:tinysvcmdns:2017-11-05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 14-12-2022 - 16:01)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-476

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

refmap via4

bid	102795
misc	https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0486

Last major update

14-12-2022 - 16:01

Published

20-01-2018 - 00:29

Last modified

14-12-2022 - 16:01