CVE-2017-8804

The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote…

published May 7, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
8%
Percentile
94.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual memory allocation, or memory consumption if an overcommit setting is not used) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, a related issue to CVE-2017-8779. NOTE: [Information provided from upstream and references

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07670 · 94.5th percentile
Published
2017-05-07T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAY 18:00Z
    The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote…
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