CVE-2017-9217
systemd-resolved through 233 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DNS response with an empty question section.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
systemd-resolved through 233 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted DNS response with an empty question section.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 15.30% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- systemd project/systemd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 15.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98677Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/a924f43f30f9c4acaf70618dd2a055f8b0f166beIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/5998Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1621396Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98677Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/a924f43f30f9c4acaf70618dd2a055f8b0f166beIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/5998Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1621396Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0003/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.