Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package knot  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-KNOT-632787
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed27 Mar 2018

Introduced: 27 Mar 2018

CVE-2014-0486  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream knot package and not the knot package as distributed by Ubuntu.

Knot DNS before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted DNS message.