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CVE-2017-12132

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 1.88%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-12132
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
1.88%

Original NVD Description

The DNS stub resolver in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before version 2.26, when EDNS support is enabled, will solicit large UDP responses from name servers, potentially simplifying off-path DNS spoofing attacks due to IP fragmentation.

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