Containers/aardvark-dns: tcp query handling flaw in aardvark-dns leading to denial of service
CVE-2024-8418
7.5HIGH
Key Information
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Status
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 4 September 2024
Summary
A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns, which is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to the serial processing of TCP DNS queries. An attacker can exploit this flaw by keeping a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing the server to become unresponsive and resulting in other DNS queries timing out. This issue prevents legitimate users from accessing DNS services, thereby disrupting normal operations and causing service downtime.
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Risk change from: null to: 7.5 - (HIGH)
Vulnerability published.
Reported to Red Hat.
Collectors
NVD DatabaseMitre Database