VDB-227137 · CVE-2017-9104 · Nessus 255159

adns up to 1.5.1 Compression resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in adns up to 1.5.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Compression Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-9104. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in adns up to 1.5.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Compression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It hangs, eating CPU, if a compression pointer loop is encountered.

The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2023. The advisory is shared at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9104 since 05/21/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 255159 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-9104), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (255159). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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adns

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 255159
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-9104

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: adns 1.5.2

Timelineinfo

05/21/2017 🔍
04/22/2023 +2162 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +857 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2020-530188bf36
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-9104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227137

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 08:46
Updated: 08/26/2025 23:34
Changes: 04/22/2023 08:46 (55), 05/15/2023 17:25 (1), 08/26/2025 23:34 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.