UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9217

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9217

    Published: 24 May 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-9217

    Summary:

    Details: systemd-resolved through 233 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DNS response with an empty question section.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9217, https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/5998, https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/6020, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9217

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: systemd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/systemd@229-4ubuntu19?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -229-4ubuntu19

    Affected versions

    225-1ubuntu9

    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