CVE-2017-12133

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to error path.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21115 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100679 vdb entry
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=d42eed4a044e5e10dfb885cf9891c2518a72a491
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYZL6PAKI73XYRJYL5VLDGA4FFGWMB7A/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12133?
CVE-2017-12133 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12133?
To fix CVE-2017-12133, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12133 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12133 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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