The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual memory allocation, or memory consumption if an overcommit setting is not used) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, a related issue to CVE-2017-8779. NOTE: [Information provided from upstream and references
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-07T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.588Z

Reserved: 2017-05-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-8804

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-07T18:29:00.157

Modified: 2024-08-05T17:15:34.380

Link: CVE-2017-8804

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-8804 - Bugzilla