CVE-2024-25638

Description

dnsjava is an implementation of DNS in Java. Records in DNS replies are not checked for their relevance to the query, allowing an attacker to respond with RRs from different zones. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.6.0.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.9

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-345 CWE-345

CWE-349 CWE-349

References

Other References

https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/commit/2073a0cdea2c560465f7ac0cc56f202e6fc39705 https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/security/advisories/GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/commit/bc51df1c455e6c9fb7cbd42fcb6d62d16047818d https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/security/advisories/GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-25638? +

dnsjava is an implementation of DNS in Java. Records in DNS replies are not checked for their relevance to the query, allowing an attacker to respond with RRs from different zones. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.6.0. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.9 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-25638? +

CVE-2024-25638 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.9 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-25638? +

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