Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting resolv package, versions <0.2.3>=0.3.0, <0.3.1>=0.4.0, <0.6.2
Threat Intelligence
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- published21 Jul 2025
- disclosed12 Jul 2025
- creditManu
Introduced: 12 Jul 2025
NewCVE-2025-24294 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade resolv to version 0.2.3, 0.3.1, 0.6.2 or higher.
Overview
resolv is a Thread-aware DNS resolver library in Ruby.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input via the get_labels function in the resolv.rb file. An attacker can cause excessive CPU resource consumption and make the application thread unresponsive by sending a specially crafted DNS packet containing a highly compressed domain name.