CVE-2012-0024

N/A Unknown
Published: January 08, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://samiam.org/blog/20111229.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771428
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://samiam.org/blog/20111229.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

Affected Vendors

maradns

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