GHSA-pgff-5mf5-cw73
GitHub Security Advisory
⚠ Unreviewed
HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
** DISPUTED ** The xdr_bytes and xdr_string functions in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 mishandle failures of buffer deserialization, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (virtual memory allocation, or memory consumption if an overcommit setting is not used) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, a related issue to CVE-2017-8779. NOTE: [Information provided from upstream and references]
Related CVEs
Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: August 31, 2025 6:33 AM
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