Is CVE-2017-15650 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-15650 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-15650?

CVE-2017-15650 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-15650?

CVE-2017-15650 has an EPSS score of 2.02% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15650?

Upgrade musl on debian 11 to 1.1.17-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-15650

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

musl libc before 1.1.17 has a buffer overflow via crafted DNS replies because dns_parse_callback in network/lookup_name.c does not restrict the number of addresses, and thus an attacker can provide an unexpected number by sending A records in a reply to an AAAA query.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

muslDebian

Fixed in:1.1.17-1CVE-2017-15650

muslUbuntu

Fixed in:0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4768-1

Fixed in:1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-4768-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Mitigation1

openwall.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.