Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting smplayer package, versions <18.5.0~ds1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-SMPLAYER-11768184
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed7 Nov 2017

Introduced: 7 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-2909  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 smplayer to version 18.5.0~ds1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream smplayer package and not the smplayer package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

An infinite loop programming error exists in the DNS server functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8 library. A specially crafted DNS request can cause an infinite loop resulting in high CPU usage and Denial Of Service. An attacker can send a packet over the network to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

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