Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference Affecting hickory-dns package, versions <0.26.0-beta.3
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- published24 Apr 2026
- disclosed22 Apr 2026
- creditQifan Zhang
Introduced: 22 Apr 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-706 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade hickory-dns to version 0.26.0-beta.3 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in the cache_response() function. An attacker can inject malicious nameserver records into the cache by providing crafted DNS responses containing AUTHORITY section records for sibling zones, causing subsequent queries for those zones to be routed to attacker-controlled nameservers.