VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12130

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability2.43%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-01-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the tinysvcmdns library version 2017-11-05. A specially crafted packet can make the library dereference a NULL pointer leading to a server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a DNS query to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness classification

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references

talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
talos-cna@cisco.com — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory