CVE-2023-28452: High severity coredns.io CoreDNS vulnerability

Published Sep 18, 2024
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Updated

An issue was discovered in CoreDNS through 1.10.1. There is a vulnerability in DNS resolving software, which triggers a resolver to ignore valid responses, thus causing denial of service for normal resolution. In an exploit, the attacker could just forge a response targeting the source port of a vulnerable resolver without the need to guess the correct TXID.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/coredns/coredns<1.11.0
1.11.0
coredns.io CoreDNS<=1.10.1

Event History

Sep 18, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:30 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28452?

The severity of CVE-2023-28452 is considered high due to its potential for causing denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-28452?

To fix CVE-2023-28452, upgrade CoreDNS to version 1.11.0 or later.

3

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2023-28452?

CVE-2023-28452 affects CoreDNS versions up to 1.10.1.

4

What attack vectors are associated with CVE-2023-28452?

CVE-2023-28452 can be exploited by an attacker forging DNS responses targeting the source port.

5

What impact does CVE-2023-28452 have on DNS resolution?

CVE-2023-28452 causes valid DNS responses to be ignored, resulting in a denial of service for normal DNS resolution.

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