CVE-2018-17419
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in setTA in scan_rr.go in the Miek Gieben DNS library before 1.0.10 for Go. A dns.ParseZone() parsing error causes a segmentation violation, leading to denial of service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (21)
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- dns library project dns library< 1.0.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:dns_library_project:dns_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1354Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-9jcx-pr2f-qvq5miekg/dns parsing error leads to nil pointer dereference and DoS2021-05-18ghsa · osvUS
An issue was discovered in `setTA` in `scan_rr.go` in the Miek Gieben DNS library before 1.0.10 for Go. A `dns.ParseZone()` parsing error causes a segmentation violation, leading to denial of service.
- GO-2020-0028Denial of service via malformed zone file in github.com/miekg/dns2021-04-14vendor · osvUS
Due to a nil pointer dereference, parsing a malformed zone file containing TA records may cause a panic. If parsing user supplied input, this may be used as a denial of service vector.
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