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Debian: CVE-2017-1000381: c-ares -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-1000381: c-ares -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/07/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/25/2019
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

The c-ares function `ares_parse_naptr_reply()`, which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer if the passed in DNS response packet was crafted in a particular way.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-c-ares

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