CVE-2017-2909

HIGH

Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 - Denial of Service via DNS Request Infinite Loop

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0416

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0143
EPSS Percentile 69.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (2)
cesanta/mongoose 6.8
Cesanta/Mongoose 6.8
Published Nov 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026