# CVE-2017-9454: Buffer overflow in the ares\_parse\_a\_reply function in the embedded ares library in ReSIProcate before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the ares_parse_a_reply function in the embedded ares library in ReSIProcate before 1.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted DNS response.

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## References

- https://github.com/resiprocate/resiprocate/commit/d67a9ca6fd06ca65d23e313bdbad1ef4dd3aa0df
- https://list.resiprocate.org/archive/resiprocate-users/msg02700.html

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