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Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-14339): yadifa vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-14339): yadifa vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/20/2017
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-yadifa

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