CVE-2024-8418 – aardvark-dns

Package

Manager: cargo
Name: aardvark-dns
Vulnerable Version: >=1.12.0 <1.12.2

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00483 pctl0.64298

Details

Missing connection timeout in Aardvark-dns A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns versions 1.12.0 and 1.12.1. They contain a denial of service vulnerability due to serial processing of TCP DNS queries. This flaw allows a malicious client to keep a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing other DNS queries to time out and resulting in a denial of service for all other containers using aardvark-dns.

Metadata

Created: 2024-09-04T15:30:36Z
Modified: 2025-05-14T19:15:26Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/09/GHSA-g5jh-57wm-p79m/GHSA-g5jh-57wm-p79m.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-g5jh-57wm-p79m
Finding: F002
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