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CVE-2017-12865
Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.5%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.5% · top 7.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://01.org/security/intel-oss-10001/intel-oss-10001 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483720 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201812-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://www.nri-secure.com/blog/new-iot-vulnerability-connmando (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 100498 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/commit/?id=5c281d182ecdd0a424b64f7698f32467f8f67b71 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3956 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
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