CVE-2024-8418 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-8418 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 04/09/2024 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: redhat | Vendor: Red Hat | Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-8418 Description

A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns, which is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to the serial processing of TCP DNS queries. An attacker can exploit this flaw by keeping a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing the server to become unresponsive and resulting in other DNS queries timing out. This issue prevents legitimate users from accessing DNS services, thereby disrupting normal operations and causing service downtime.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-400
CWE Name: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Source: Red Hat

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).