7.5high
CVE-2017-2909
An infinite loop programming error exists in the DNS server functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 library.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An infinite loop programming error exists in the DNS server functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 library. A specially crafted DNS request can cause an infinite loop resulting in high CPU usage and Denial Of Service. An attacker can send a packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Cesanta Mongoose
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
- talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0416 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-2909
- NVD: CVE-2017-2909
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