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CVE-2017-2909

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2017
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

Plain text

CNA source text (English)

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.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Mongoose

Vendor
Cesanta
Product
Mongoose
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
Mongoose · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
6.8affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed