| Name | CVE-2017-15650 |
| Description | musl libc before 1.1.17 has a buffer overflow via crafted DNS replies because dns_parse_callback in network/lookup_name.c does not restrict the number of addresses, and thus an attacker can provide an unexpected number by sending A records in a reply to an AAAA query. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| musl (PTS) | bullseye | 1.2.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.2.3-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.5-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| musl | source | (unstable) | 1.1.17-1 | | | |
Notes
[stretch] - musl <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - musl <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://git.musl-libc.org/cgit/musl/patch/?id=45ca5d3fcb6f874bf5ba55d0e9651cef68515395