CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Mongoose 6.8 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component DNS Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was released 11/07/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2909 since 12/01/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 109209, 109208 and 109207.
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (Talos): 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍10/31/2017 🔍
11/07/2017 🔍
11/07/2017 🔍
11/08/2017 🔍
01/06/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: talosintelligence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-2909 (🔍)
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 11/08/2017 07:51Updated: 01/06/2023 17:43
Changes: 11/08/2017 07:51 (56), 12/05/2019 08:36 (1), 01/06/2023 17:43 (14)
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