SB2020052144 - Resource exhaustion in knot-resolver (Alpine package)
Published: May 21, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020052144
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12667)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing NSDNAME in NS records. A remote attacker can perform traffic amplification via a crafted DNS answer from an attacker-controlled server. This vulnerability is dubbed "NXNSAttack".
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.