Debian Security Advisory DLA-998-1: Critical Memory Leak Fix for c-ares
debian lts
June 22, 2017
CVE-2017-1000381 The c-ares function ares_parse_naptr_reply(), which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer if the...
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Summary
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.9.1-3+deb7u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your c-ares packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: c-ares
Version: 1.9.1-3+deb7u2
CVE ID: CVE-2017-1000381
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