CVE-2017-15133 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting miekg-dns versions prior to 1.0.4. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending precisely timed TCP packets, causing the DNS server to cease accepting new connections. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5), requiring no user interaction or authentication, and leading to a complete loss of availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:miekg-dns_prject:miekg-dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.