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CVE-2017-2909

Published: 7 November 2017

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.

Notes

Author	Note
sbeattie	mongoose is used on windows only to serve up content for chromecast

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
smplayer Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Not vulnerable (windows only)
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [windows only])
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Not vulnerable (windows only)
	zesty	Not vulnerable (windows only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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