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CVE-2017-15908

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 23.63% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-10-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 23.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-15908
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
23.63%

Original NVD Description

In systemd 223 through 235, a remote DNS server can respond with a custom crafted DNS NSEC resource record to trigger an infinite loop in the dns_packet_read_type_window() function of the 'systemd-resolved' service and cause a DoS of the affected service.

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