High
Security advisory
The DNS packet parser in YADIFA before 2.2.6 does not check for the presence of infinite pointer loops, and thus it is possible to force it to enter an infinite loop. This can cause high CPU usage and makes the server unresponsive.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-14339
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The DNS packet parser in YADIFA before 2.2.6 does not check for the presence of infinite pointer loops, and thus it is possible to force it to enter an infinite loop. This can cause high CPU usage and makes the server unresponsive.
osv:CVE-2017-14339
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:12.522025599Z",
"provider": "osv",
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