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Details
CVE-2015-7547
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) between versions 2.9 and 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing dual A/AAAA DNS queries. Note: this issue is only exposed when libresolv is called from the nss_dns NSS service module.
Vulnerability Summary
A vulnerability has been recently disclosed in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) between versions 2.9 and 2.23. This vulnerability could potentially allow a remote attacker to create a specially crafted DNS response which could cause libresolv to crash causing a possible denial of service or, potentially, execute code with the permissions of the user running the library.
Published
Last Update: 3/11/2022
Initial Public Release: 2/23/2016
Advisory ID: PLYGN16-02
CVE ID: CVE-2015-7547
CVSS Score: 8.1
CVSS: 3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Product Affected
| PRODUCT | STATUS |
|---|---|
Product |
Status |
Capture Station – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
Media Manager – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
CMAD (CMA Desktop) – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
CX5000 – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
CX Product Line, All Other Video Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
Group Series – All Models, All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
HDX – All Models, All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
RealPresence Desktop – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
RealPresence Mobile – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
UC Phones – SPIP & SSIP – All Models, All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
RealPresence Debut – All Versions |
Not Vulnerable |
VBP – 200 E, 43xx, 4555, 5300-E/ST, 6400-ST |
Not Vulnerable |
VBP 7301 Series |
FIXED – version 14.2.5 |
Distributed Media Application (DMA) – All Versions |
FIXED – version 6.3.2 |
RealPresence Access Director (RPAD) – All Versions |
FIXED – version 4.2.3 |
Platform Director – All Versions |
FIXED – version 3.0 |
Solution
Poly recommends customers upgrade to the respective firmware build or later as appropriate.
Workaround
An effective mitigation strategy will incorporate techniques both within the product configuration and in the deployment architecture. Poly recommends additional network and architectural mitigations in all cases, including (but not limited to): Configure your Poly products to use trusted DNS resolvers. Use IP addresses rather than names where possible. Protect your systems from corrupted outside DNS servers or addresses via network firewalling and separation to limit or block untrusted DNS lookups from Poly devices. Protect your Poly systems from unauthorized access with named accounts, complex passwords and by controlling network access to administrative functions.
The vulnerability relies on an oversized (2048+ bytes) UDP or TCP DNS response, which is followed by another response that will overwrite the stack. An effective mitigation would be to limit the response sizes accepted by the DNS resolver called upon by your Poly devices (e.g., via DNSMasq or similar software deployed locally on the resolver).
In a default libresolv configuration, the UDP-based vector will be mitigated by using a trusted, protocol-compliant DNS resolver on a trusted network. A compliant resolver will not produce the kind of oversized responses which are necessary to exploit this vulnerability. By default, the glibc resolver does not enable EDNS0 and does not request large responses. Ensure that DNS queries are sent only to DNS servers which limit the response size for UDP responses with the truncation bit set.
The buffer size configuration option offered by most resolvers only applies to UDP not TCP. The TCP-based vector can be mitigated by using a trusted recursive resolver on a trusted network, if you limit the size of individual DNS responses to 1023 bytes, however we recognize this is non-standard.
Contact
Any customer using an affected system who is concerned about this vulnerability within their deployment should contact Poly Technical Support – (888) 248-4143, (916) 928-7561, or visit the Poly Support Site.
RECOGNITION
Poly would like to thank Caleb Jaren and Brendan Saunders from Microsoft for reporting security vulnerabilities to us and for their coordinated disclosure.
DETAILS
CVE-2015-7547
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the libresolv library in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) between versions 2.9 and 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response that triggers a call to the getaddrinfo function with the AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET6 address family, related to performing dual A/AAAA DNS queries. Note: this issue is only exposed when libresolv is called from the nss_dns NSS service module.
Revision History
| VERSION | DATE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2/23/2016 | First Announcement |
| 1.1 | 2/25/2016 | New Products Added |
| 1.2 | 4/6/2016 | New Products Added |
| 2.0 | 3/11/2022 | Format Changes |
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