CVE-2017-15650 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in musl libc versions prior to 1.1.17. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a denial-of-service by sending crafted DNS replies containing an excessive number of A records in response to an AAAA query. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability, requiring no user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:musl-libc:musl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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