CVE-2017-15908

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-15908
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-10-26T14:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-02-20T05:58:14
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-835 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:224:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:225:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:227:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:230:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:231:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:232:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:234:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/7184 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1725351 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039662 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101600 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3558-1/ Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15908
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15908
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:32:09 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 22:30:37 2017-10-26T14:29Z 2017-10-26T14:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 22:30:37 2022-02-20T05:58:14 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 22:30:37 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated