vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-14339): yadifa vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 20, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 20, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The DNS packet parser in YADIFA before 2.2.6 does not check for the presence of infinite pointer loops, and thus it is possible to force it to enter an infinite loop. This can cause high CPU usage and makes the server unresponsive.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-yadifa
References
- CVE-2017-14339
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-14339
- CWE-835
- DEBIAN-DSA-4001
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-5842
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-5842
- https://github.com/yadifa/yadifa/blob/v2.2.6/ChangeLog
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14339
- https://www.tarlogic.com/blog/fuzzing-yadifa-dns/
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