Name | CVE-2017-2909 |
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. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Debian Bugs | 898943 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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smplayer (PTS) | bullseye | 20.6.0~ds0-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 22.7.0~ds0-1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 24.5.0+ds-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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smplayer | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
smplayer | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
smplayer | source | stretch | (not affected) | | | |
smplayer | source | (unstable) | 18.5.0~ds1-1 | | | 898943 |
Notes
[stretch] - smplayer <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[jessie] - smplayer <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - smplayer <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
18.5.0~ds1-1 isn't fixed on the source level, but no longer builds the Chromecast support