CVE-2017-12087

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    CVE-2017-12087

    Published: 24 Apr 2018Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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 attacker controlled values. An attacker needs send a dns packet to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0439

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