8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9105
Apache adns Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Description

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It corrupts a pointer when a nameserver speaks first because of a wrong number of pointer dereferences. This bug may well be exploitable as a remote code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9105 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnu adns

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9105 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=changelog [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRVHN3GGVNQWAOL3PWC5FLAV7HUESLZR/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGFZ4SPV6KFQK6ZNUZFB5Y32OYFOM5YJ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git;a=blob;f=changelog
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TRVHN3GGVNQWAOL3PWC5FLAV7HUESLZR/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UGFZ4SPV6KFQK6ZNUZFB5Y32OYFOM5YJ/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TRVHN3GGVNQWAOL3PWC5FLAV7HUESLZR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TRVHN3GGVNQWAOL3PWC5FLAV7HUESLZR/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UGFZ4SPV6KFQK6ZNUZFB5Y32OYFOM5YJ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UGFZ4SPV6KFQK6ZNUZFB5Y32OYFOM5YJ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UGFZ4SPV6KFQK6ZNUZFB5Y32OYFOM5YJ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TRVHN3GGVNQWAOL3PWC5FLAV7HUESLZR/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git No Types Assigned http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git;a=blob;f=changelog No Types Assigned http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=adns.git;a=blob;f=changelog Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/pipermail/adns-announce/2020/000004.html No Types Assigned https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/pipermail/adns-announce/2020/000004.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:adns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5.2
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.23 }} 0.02%

score

0.83476

percentile

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