Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-0024
CVE-2012-0024
Description
MaraDNS before 1.3.07.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.08 computes hash values for DNS data without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted queries with the Recursion Desired (RD) bit set.
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References
4- samiam.org/blog/20111229.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/03/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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