SB2018120306 - Gentoo update for ConnMan
Published: December 3, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018120306
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12865)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c". A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a specially crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.