CVE-2017-14339

NameCVE-2017-14339
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-4001-1
Debian Bugs876315

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
yadifa (PTS)buster2.3.8-1fixed
bullseye2.4.2-1fixed
bookworm2.6.4-1fixed
sid, trixie2.6.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
yadifasourcestretch2.2.3-1+deb9u1DSA-4001-1
yadifasource(unstable)2.2.6-1876315

Notes

https://www.tarlogic.com/blog/fuzzing-yadifa-dns/
https://github.com/yadifa/yadifa/blob/v2.2.6/ChangeLog

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