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CVE-2017-8779 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/12 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/04/1 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3845 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98325 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038532 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1497 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1262 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1263 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1267 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1268 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1395 CVE, MITRE
https://github.com/drbothen/GO-RPCBOMB CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/guidovranken/rpcbomb/ CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/rpcbomb-remote-rpcbind-denial-of-service-patches/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-07 CVE, MITRE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180109-0001/ CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/ CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/ CVE, MITRE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41974/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8779
NVD Published Date:
05/04/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
MITRE