Critical severity10.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12087
CVE-2017-12087
Description
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with attacker controlled values. An attacker needs send a dns packet to trigger this vulnerability.
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Affected products
2- Range: = 2016-07-18
- geekman/Tinysvcmdnsv5Range: 2016-07-18
Patches
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References
1- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0439nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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