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Debian: CVE-2017-8779: libtirpc, ntirpc, rpcbind -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-8779: libtirpc, ntirpc, rpcbind -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/04/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/09/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

rpcbind through 0.2.4, LIBTIRPC through 1.0.1 and 1.0.2-rc through 1.0.2-rc3, and NTIRPC through 1.4.3 do not consider the maximum RPC data size during memory allocation for XDR strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption with no subsequent free) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, aka rpcbomb.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libtirpc
  • debian-upgrade-ntirpc
  • debian-upgrade-rpcbind

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