CVE-2024-8418

7.5 HIGH
Published: September 04, 2024 Modified: June 30, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8418
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309683
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/issues/500
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/pull/503
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
51th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

containers