CVE-2020-5591

Description

XACK DNS 1.11.0 to 1.11.4, 1.10.0 to 1.10.8, 1.8.0 to 1.8.23, 1.7.0 to 1.7.18, and versions before 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition resulting in degradation of the recursive resolver's performance or compromising the recursive resolver as a reflector in a reflection attack.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.98% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory co.jp
Affected: XACK, Inc. XACK DNS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://xack.co.jp/info/?ID=622 vendor advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN40208370/index.html vdb entry third party advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5591?
CVE-2020-5591 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5591?
To fix CVE-2020-5591, 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-2020-5591 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-5591 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-5591?
CVE-2020-5591 affects XACK, Inc. XACK DNS.
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