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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-14339

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.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-14339

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Sept 2017, 16:29 UTC

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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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14339",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:12.522025599Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2017-09-20T16:29:00.817+00:00"
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