What is CVE-2017-14339?

CVE-2017-14339 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yadifa, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-14339?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Yadifa

CVE-2017-14339

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.

EPSS: 0.025 (83.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Yadifa
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14339?: CVE-2017-14339 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yadifa, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-14339?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.