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CVE-2011-5055

MEDIUMEPSS 73th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

MaraDNS 1.3.07.12 and 1.4.08 computes hash values for DNS data without properly restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted queries with the Recursion Desired (RD) bit set. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0024.

How to fix

Remediation Available
maradnsDebian
Fixed in:1.4.09-1CVE-2011-5055

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days
73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

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