CVE-2012-1570

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1570
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-28 10:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe resolver in MaraDNS before 1.3.0.7.15 and 1.4.x before 1.4.12 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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 Cache Update Policy Can Be Bypassed to Allow Revoked Domain Names to Remain Resolvable - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
osvdb.org/80192 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
804770 – (CVE-2012-1570) CVE-2012-1570 maradns: deleted domain record cache persistance flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: maradns deleted domain record cache persistance flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: maradns deleted domain record cache persistance flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
MaraDNS - a small open-source DNS server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.maradns.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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