CVE-2017-9217

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 24 May 2017, 04:56
Last modified:13 Dec 2024, 13:09

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.91% LOW
1% probability -0.59%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 May 2017, 04:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
13 Dec 2024, 13:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1HIGHScore: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0MEDIUMScore: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.91% Percentile: 76%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • systemd_projectsystemd

    ≤ 233

References (5)