CVE-2024-25581
HIGHDNSdist - Denial of Service via DNS over HTTPS AXFR/IXFR Request
Title source: llmDescription
When incoming DNS over HTTPS support is enabled using the nghttp2 provider, and queries are routed to a tcp-only or DNS over TLS backend, an attacker can trigger an assertion failure in DNSdist by sending a request for a zone transfer (AXFR or IXFR) over DNS over HTTPS, causing the process to stop and thus leading to a Denial of Service. DNS over HTTPS is not enabled by default, and backends are using plain DNS (Do53) by default.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0108
EPSS Percentile
60.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
PowerDNS/DNSdist
1.9.0
PowerDNS/DNSdist
1.9.1
PowerDNS/DNSdist
1.9.2
PowerDNS/DNSdist
1.9.3
Published
May 14, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026