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CVE-2017-8779 rpcbind: memory leak when failing to parse XDR strings/arrays - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="cve-id"><strong>CVE ID</strong></h3> <p>CVE-2017-8779</p> <h3 data-id="description"><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></h3> <p>It was found that due to the way rpcbind uses libtirpc (libntirpc), a memory<br>leak can occur when parsing specially crafted XDR messages. An attacker<br>sending thousands of messages to rpcbind could cause its memory usage to grow<br>without bound, eventually causing it to be terminated by the OOM killer.<br><br>CVSS3 Base Score 7.5</p> <h3 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h3> <p>Fixed in latest Unitrends security update with<br> libtirpc-0.2.1-13.el6_9, rpcbind-0.2.0-13.el6_9</p> <h3 data-id="link-to-advisories"><strong>LINK TO ADVISORIES</strong></h3> <p></p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fnvd.nist.gov%2Fvuln%2Fdetail%2FCVE-2017-8779%250D%250Ahttps%3A%2F%2Faccess.redhat.com%2Fsecurity%2Fcve%2Fcve-2017-8779">https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8779 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8779</a></li></ul> </article> </main>