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CVE-2017-8779

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 81.92% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 81.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-8779
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
81.92%

Original NVD Description

rpcbind through 0.2.4, LIBTIRPC through 1.0.1 and 1.0.2-rc through 1.0.2-rc3, and NTIRPC through 1.4.3 do not consider the maximum RPC data size during memory allocation for XDR strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption with no subsequent free) via a crafted UDP packet to port 111, aka rpcbomb.

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