CVE-2017-15908 (GCVE-0-2017-15908)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-26 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:04
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Summary
In systemd 223 through 235, a remote DNS server can respond with a custom crafted DNS NSEC resource record to trigger an infinite loop in the dns_packet_read_type_window() function of the 'systemd-resolved' service and cause a DoS of the affected service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2311 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101600 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/7184 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3558-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2017-10-26 00:00
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