CVE-2017-9108 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in adns before version 1.5.2, specifically affecting the adnshost utility when processing input from stdin without a final newline. This flaw impacts various distributions including Fedora, openSUSE, and GNU adns. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service (crashing) or potentially information leakage, requiring no user interaction or special privileges to exploit over a network. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:adns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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