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Vulnerability details: VCID-e7km-pysq-hqe2
Vulnerability ID VCID-e7km-pysq-hqe2
Aliases CVE-2017-15908
Summary systemd: Infinite loop in the dns_packet_read_type_window() function
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-15908.json
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
cvssv2 4.6 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 5.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15908
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15908
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-15908.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15908
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1725351
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15908
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/7184
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101600
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039662
1507515 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1507515
880026 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=880026
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:223:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:224:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:224:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:225:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:225:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:227:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:227:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:229:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:230:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:231:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:231:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:232:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:232:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:233:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:234:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:234:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVE-2017-15908 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15908
USN-3466-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3466-1/
USN-3558-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3558-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-15908.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15908
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15908
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.50138
EPSS Score 0.00267
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:27:17.380271+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-15908.json 38.0.0