{"id":"USN-4986-1","summary":"rpcbind vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that rpcbind incorrectly handled certain large data\nsizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rpcbind to consume\nresources, leading to a denial of service.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:13Z","published":"2021-06-09T11:10:41Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8779"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-8779","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8779"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4986-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8779"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rpcbind","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpcbind@0.2.3-0.6ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.3-0.6ubuntu0.18.04.2"}]}],"versions":["0.2.3-0.6","0.2.3-0.6ubuntu0.18.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"rpcbind","binary_version":"0.2.3-0.6ubuntu0.18.04.2"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2017-8779"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4986-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}