CVE-2017-15133

Description

A denial of service flaw was found in miekg-dns before 1.0.4. A remote attacker could use carefully timed TCP packets to block the DNS server from accepting new connections.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: Miek Gieben miekg-dns
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1538763 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/miekg/dns/issues/627 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15133?
CVE-2017-15133 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15133?
To fix CVE-2017-15133, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-15133 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15133 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-15133?
CVE-2017-15133 affects Miek Gieben miekg-dns.
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