Improper Input Validation Affecting dnsdist package, versions <1.3.3-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
Do your applications use this vulnerable package?
In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.
Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-DNSDIST-18578955
- published7 Aug 2026
- disclosed26 Nov 2018
Introduced: 26 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-14663 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest dnsdist to version 1.3.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dnsdist package and not the dnsdist package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue has been found in PowerDNS DNSDist before 1.3.3 allowing a remote attacker to craft a DNS query with trailing data such that the addition of a record by dnsdist, for example an OPT record when adding EDNS Client Subnet, might result in the trailing data being smuggled to the backend as a valid record while not seen by dnsdist. This is an issue when dnsdist is deployed as a DNS Firewall and used to filter some records that should not be received by the backend. This issue occurs only when either the 'useClientSubnet' or the experimental 'addXPF' parameters are used when declaring a new backend.