CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
51.4%
MaraDNS is vulnerable to The vulnerability exists in the decomp_get_rddata
function within the Decompress.c
file. When handling a DNS packet with an Answer RR due to improper validation, causing the program to attempt to allocate a massive chunk of memory that is impossible to allocate.resulting in a denial of service.
github.com/samboy/MaraDNS/blob/08b21ea20d80cedcb74aa8f14979ec7c61846663/dns/Decompress.c#L886
github.com/samboy/MaraDNS/commit/bab062bde40b2ae8a91eecd522e84d8b993bab58
github.com/samboy/MaraDNS/security/advisories/GHSA-58m7-826v-9c3c
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00019.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3VSMLJX25MXGQ6A7UPOGK7VPUVDESPHL/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NB7LDZM5AGWC5BHHQHW6CP5OFNBBKFOQ/
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-31137
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5441