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CVE-2017-15650
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-19T23:29:00.407 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:08:03.403

Summary

musl libc before 1.1.17 has a buffer overflow via crafted DNS replies because dns_parse_callback in network/lookup_name.c does not restrict the number of addresses, and thus an attacker can provide an unexpected number by sending A records in a reply to an AAAA query.

Affected products

musl-libc — musl

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