Stack-based buffer overflow in dnstracer through 1.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a command line with a long name argument that is mishandled in a strcpy call for argv[0]
Published Jun 5, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.32%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in dnstracer through 1.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a command line with a long name argument that is mishandled in a strcpy call for argv[0]. An example threat model is a web application that launches dnstracer with an untrusted name string.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (31 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 95.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 95.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 95.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 94.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 95.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 94.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 95.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07822) | 94.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 95.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14685) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 16.47% (0.16467) | 94.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 18.74% (0.18737) | 94.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.47% (0.16467) | 94.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.62% (0.24618) | 93.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 16.47% (0.16467) | 94.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 24.62% (0.24618) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 16.47% (0.16467) | 94.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 24.62% (0.24618) | 95.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.47% (0.16467) | 94.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 89.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02010) | 87.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 85.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 80.68th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 80.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 89.35th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.88% (0.05881) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060030 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142799/DNSTracer-1.8.1-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42115/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42424/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060030 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142799/DNSTracer-1.8.1-Buffer-Overflow.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42115/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42424/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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