CVE-2017-9104

Description

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It hangs, eating CPU, if a compression pointer loop is encountered.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00037.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/pipermail/adns-announce/2020/000004.html third party advisory release notes
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=changelog
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRVHN3GGVNQWAOL3PWC5FLAV7HUESLZR/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGFZ4SPV6KFQK6ZNUZFB5Y32OYFOM5YJ/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9104?
CVE-2017-9104 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9104?
To fix CVE-2017-9104, 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-2017-9104 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9104 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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