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.
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-11-07T16:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:17:47.948Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2909

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-11-07T16:29:00.903

Modified: 2022-06-13T19:17:51.067

Link: CVE-2017-2909

cve-icon Redhat

No data.