CVE-2017-8779
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.5
Description
denial of service in rpcbind
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
100%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
RPCBind / libtirpc - Denial of Service
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
Metasploit modules
Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.0.1-2 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.2.5-1.2 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.2.5-1.2 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.2.5-1.2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.2.5-1.2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.2.5-1.2 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-6
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-5
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-4
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/04/1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98325
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038532
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1497
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1267
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1268
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1395
- https://github.com/drbothen/GO-RPCBOMB
- https://github.com/guidovranken/rpcbomb/
- https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/rpcbomb-remote-rpcbind-denial-of-service-patches/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180109-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41974/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8779.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8779
CWEs
CWE-770
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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