CVE-2012-0024

Description

MaraDNS before 1.3.07.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.08 computes hash values for DNS data without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted queries with the Recursion Desired (RD) bit set.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory samiam.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://samiam.org/blog/20111229.html third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771428 issue tracking third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/13 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0024?
CVE-2012-0024 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0024?
To fix CVE-2012-0024, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0024 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0024 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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