High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-20994
CVE-2018-20994
Description
An issue was discovered in the trust-dns-proto crate before 0.5.0-alpha.3 for Rust. There is infinite recursion because DNS message compression is mishandled.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
trust-dns-protocrates.io | < 0.4.3 | 0.4.3 |
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:trust-dns-proto_project:trust-dns-proto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:trust-dns-proto_project:trust-dns-proto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <0.4.3
- cpe:2.3:a:trust-dns-proto_project:trust-dns-proto:0.5.0:alpha.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:trust-dns-proto_project:trust-dns-proto:0.5.0:alpha.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Rust/trust-dns-proto cratedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/advisories/GHSA-369h-pjr2-6wrhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20994ghsaADVISORY
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0007.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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