CVE-2017-2909

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Modified - talos-cna@cisco.com

Published

2017-11-07

Last modified

2024-09-17

Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected products

• Mongoose (Cesanta)

References

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0416