CVE-2026-116013 (CVSS 3.7)

Description

OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in parse_section() and _decode_name() that fails to check resource record lengths against the received message. Attackers controlling or spoofing a queried nameserver can send truncated record headers or RDATA, raising uncaught Lua exceptions in resolver:query() that abort requests and break name resolution.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

3.7

LOW

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-130 CWE-130

References

Other References

https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/blob/v0.23/lib/resty/dns/resolver.lua#L396-L442 https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/commit/b68eaecbf7997ac71c08ba56032b1f45438bd758 https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/pull/83 https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/tree/v0.24 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openresty-lua-resty-dns-before-0.24-denial-of-service-via-dns-response-parsing

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-116013? +

OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in parse_section() and _decode_name() that fails to check resource record lengths against the received message. Attackers controlling or spoofing a queried nameserver can send truncated record headers or RDATA, raising uncaught Lua exceptions in resolver:query() that abort requests and break name resolution. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2026-116013? +

CVE-2026-116013 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.7 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-116013? +

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