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CVE-2017-15908

high · 7.5

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.

7.5
CVSS
23.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2017-10-26
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
systemd_projectsystemd223
systemd_projectsystemd224
systemd_projectsystemd225
systemd_projectsystemd226
systemd_projectsystemd227
systemd_projectsystemd228
systemd_projectsystemd229
systemd_projectsystemd230
systemd_projectsystemd231
systemd_projectsystemd232
systemd_projectsystemd233
systemd_projectsystemd234
systemd_projectsystemd235
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04

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