Uncontrolled resource consumption in miekg-dns
Priority LOW 37CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A denial of service flaw was found in miekg-dns before 1.0.4. A remote attacker could use carefully timed TCP packets to block the DNS server from accepting new connections.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01852 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial miekg-dns (Miek Gieben): 1.0.4github.com/miekg/dns (Go): 1.0.4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miek Gieben | miekg-dns | before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/miekg/dns (Go) | before 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-p55x-7x9v-q8m4 |
- miekg-dns VendorMiek Gieben Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/miekg/dns (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.4 Fixed in 1.0.4 Patch available GHSA-p55x-7x9v-q8m4
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:miekg-dns_prject:miekg-dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Miekg-dns Prject |
- cpe:2.3:a:miekg-dns_prject:miekg-dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Miekg-dns Prject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA miekg-dns (Miek Gieben) Fixed in 1.0.4
- Fix · GHSA-p55x-7x9v-q8m4 github.com/miekg/dns (Go) Fixed in 1.0.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15133
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p55x-7x9v-q8m4
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2017-15133 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15133 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p55x-7x9v-q8m4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-15133 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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