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CVE-2012-0024

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMaradns
PublishedJan 8, 2012
First seenJan 8, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • maradns maradns1.3.07.12, 1.4.08 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
maradns maradnsv < 1.3.07.12, 1.4.0 ≤ v < 1.4.081.3.07.12, 1.4.08

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