CVE-2011-5056

N/A
Published: January 8, 2012 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMaraDNS

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The authoritative server in MaraDNS through 2.0.04 computes hash values for DNS data without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted records in zone files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0024.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.0.04

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
http://samiam.org/blog/20111229.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026820
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72258

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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