Description
Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorithmic complexity. During an attack, an authoritative server must return large NS sets or address sets.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/
- https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified