CVE-2017-12133
Publication date 7 September 2017
Last updated 18 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the clntudp_call function in sunrpc/clnt_udp.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.26 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to error path.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| eglibc | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Vulnerable 
                                
                               | |
| glibc | 25.10 questing | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | 
| 25.04 plucky | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 2.23-0ubuntu11.2 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | 
Notes
chrisccoulson
The CVE description doesn't seem to match the description in the linked bug report and upstream patch
sbeattie
introduced in CVE-2016-4429 fix
Patch details
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score |  | 
| Attack vector | Network | 
| Attack complexity | High | 
| Privileges required | None | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | None | 
| Integrity impact | High | 
| Availability impact | None | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4416-1
- GNU C Library vulnerabilities
- 6 July 2020