Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | c-ares vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3395-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-08-17 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-08-17 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: c-ares could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - c-ares: library for asynchronous name resolution Details: It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain NAPTR responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3395-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2017-0038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-18 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-948.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3395-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-02 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-05254795cf.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-02 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-7c9a5b4791.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-81522ac6d8.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-aa44293a53.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-25 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2017-859.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-7c1621d2e8.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-4932c9b886.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-6dc3fd198d.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-14 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-810.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-07-07 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-1792-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-06-29 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-ba1399832b.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-06-23 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-998.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 00:18:56 |
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