CVE-2024-8418 Affecting aardvark-dns package, versions <1.12.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-AARDVARKDNS-7918967
  • published6 Sept 2024
  • disclosed4 Sept 2024

Introduced: 4 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-8418  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable aardvark-dns to version 1.12.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns, which is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to the serial processing of TCP DNS queries. An attacker can exploit this flaw by keeping a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing the server to become unresponsive and resulting in other DNS queries timing out. This issue prevents legitimate users from accessing DNS services, thereby disrupting normal operations and causing service downtime.

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