CVE-2017-9430

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    CVE-2017-9430

    Published: 5 Jun 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in dnstracer through 1.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a command line with a long name argument that is mishandled in a strcpy call for argv[0]. An example threat model is a web application that launches dnstracer with an untrusted name string.

    References: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42424/, https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060030, https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142799/DNSTracer-1.8.1-Buffer-Overflow.html, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42115/

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    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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