CVE-2017-2909

NameCVE-2017-2909
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs898943

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
smplayer (PTS)buster18.10.0~ds0-1fixed
bullseye20.6.0~ds0-1fixed
bookworm22.7.0~ds0-1fixed
sid, trixie23.12.0+ds0-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
smplayersourcewheezy(not affected)
smplayersourcejessie(not affected)
smplayersourcestretch(not affected)
smplayersource(unstable)18.5.0~ds1-1898943

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

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