SB2025010626 - Out-of-bounds read in F5 BIG-IP iApps
Published: January 6, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000381)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack and gain access to potentially sensitive data.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ares_parse_naptr_reply() function when processing NAPTR responses. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted DNS response to vulnerable application and perform denial of service attack or gain access to potentially sensitive data.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.