DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2909

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2909

    Published: 7 Nov 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2909

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2909

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: smplayer

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/smplayer?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -18.5.0~ds1-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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