Aardvark-dns 1.12.0/1.12.1 TCP Query denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Aardvark-dns 1.12.0/1.12.1 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component TCP Query Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-8418. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aardvark-dns 1.12.0/1.12.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component TCP Query Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns versions 1.12.0 and 1.12.1. They contain a denial of service vulnerability due to serial processing of TCP DNS queries. This flaw allows a malicious client to keep a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing other DNS queries to time out and resulting in a denial of service for all other containers using aardvark-dns.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8418 since 09/04/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211080 (Fedora 41 : aardvark-dns (2024-30ed35ba86)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211080) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-2791). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 211080
Nessus Name: Fedora 41 : aardvark-dns (2024-30ed35ba86)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/04/2024 🔍
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07/24/2025 +323 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-8418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276503
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2024 16:11
Updated: 07/24/2025 16:17
Changes: 09/04/2024 16:11 (50), 09/05/2024 13:02 (13), 09/06/2024 06:34 (11), 11/17/2024 11:22 (2), 07/24/2025 16:17 (1)
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