Buffer Over-read Affecting dnsdist package, versions [,1.9.15)[2.0.0,2.0.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-DNSDIST-17660700
  • published27 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-40210  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade dnsdist to version 1.9.15, 2.0.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Over-read via the SetMacAddrAction process. An attacker can cause a crash or potentially access sensitive information by sending specially crafted network packets.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1