CVE-2017-15908
Published: 26 October 2017
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | resolve only used by default on zesty+ independently discovered by Nelson William Gamazo Sanchez, working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative |
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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systemd Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Needs triage
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precise |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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xenial |
Released
(229-4ubuntu21.1)
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zesty |
Released
(232-21ubuntu7.1)
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artful |
Released
(234-2ubuntu12.1)
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/7184 upstream: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/9f939335a07085aa9a9663efd1dca06ef6405d62 |