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01 Record

CVE-2017-12087

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score10.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2016-07-18. A specially crafted packet can make the library overwrite an arbitrary amount of data on the heap with

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 80.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-04-24 19:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 20:47Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-07-31
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 10.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8954dd74a4c540473d0aaa62f56e851526cad9f05fba89da6d9f22827c0b5968

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
geekmanTinysvcmdns2016-07-18—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • shairport-sync
    Fixed in 3.1.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • shairport-sync
    Fixed in 3.1.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • shairport-sync
    Fixed in 3.1.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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