CVE-2012-0024

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0024
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-01-08 00:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMaraDNS 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Maradns Maradns All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MaraDNS 1 update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 samiam.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: maradns hash table collision cpu dos af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
771428 – (CVE-2011-5056, CVE-2012-0024) CVE-2011-5056 CVE-2012-0024 maradns: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: maradns hash table collision cpu dos af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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