CVE-2017-9217 (GCVE-0-2017-9217)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-24 04:56 – Updated: 2024-12-13 13:09
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-05-24 00:00
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