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CVE-2017-9107

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with...

7.5 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-9107
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-9107
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18045 No score

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
EUVD-2017-18045
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gwr-xmc5-5jfv 7.5

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with...

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
GHSA-8gwr-xmc5-5jfv
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-9107
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9107 7.5

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9107
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9107 7.5

An issue was discovered in adns before 1.5.2. It overruns reading a buffer if a domain ends with backslash. If the query domain ended with , and adns_qf_quoteok_query was specified, qdparselabel would read additional bytes from the buffer and try to treat them as the escape sequence. It would depart the input buffer and start processing many bytes of arbitrary heap data as if it were the query domain. Eventually it would run out of input or find some other kind of error, and declare the query domain invalid. But before then it might outrun available memory and crash. In principle this could be a denial of service attack.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9107
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0827-1 No score

Security update for adns

This update for adns fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-9103,CVE-2017-9104,CVE-2017-9105,CVE-2017-9109: Fixed an issue in local recursive resolver which could have led to remote code execution (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9106: Fixed an issue with upstream DNS data sources which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9107: Fixed an issue when quering domain names which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9108: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0827-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10612-1 No score

adns-1.6.0-1.8 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the adns-1.6.0-1.8 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10612-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:14399-1 No score

Security update for adns

This update for adns fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-9103,CVE-2017-9104,CVE-2017-9105,CVE-2017-9109: Fixed an issue in local recursive resolver which could have led to remote code execution (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9106: Fixed an issue with upstream DNS data sources which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9107: Fixed an issue when quering domain names which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9108: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:14399-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1612-1 No score

Security update for adns

This update for adns fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-9103,CVE-2017-9104,CVE-2017-9105,CVE-2017-9109: Fixed an issue in local recursive resolver which could have led to remote code execution (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9106: Fixed an issue with upstream DNS data sources which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9107: Fixed an issue when quering domain names which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
  • CVE-2017-9108: Fixed an issue which could have led to denial of service (bsc#1172265).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1612-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
adns
Debian:12
before 1.6.0-2
1.6.0-2
adns
Debian:13
before 1.6.0-2
1.6.0-2
adns
Debian:14
before 1.6.0-2
1.6.0-2
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
before 1.4-75.3.1
1.4-75.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 1.4-75.3.1
1.4-75.3.1
adns
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 5
before 1.4-103.3.1
1.4-103.3.1
adns
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.5.0~rc1-1ubuntu1
None known
adns
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.5.0~rc1-1ubuntu11.5.0~rc1-1.1ubuntu1
None known
adns
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.5.1-0.1
None known
adns
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 1.5.1-lp151.3.3.1
1.5.1-lp151.3.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-9107 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnu Adns, published June 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in adns 1.6.0-2.

References

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