Protection Mechanism Failure Affecting github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/dns package, versions <0.4.0
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed29 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 29 Jul 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-693 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/dns to version 0.4.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Protection Mechanism Failure due to the use of 0.0.0.0 instead of NXDOMAIN in block responses. An attacker can cause unintended network traffic to be sent to localhost by triggering blocked DNS queries.