CVE-2020-12667
CVE-2020-12667
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
Knot Resolver before 5.1.1 allows traffic amplification via a crafted DNS answer from an attacker-controlled server, aka an "NXNSAttack" issue. This is triggered by random subdomains in the NSDNAME in NS records.
CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 2.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
knot-resolver Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.1.1-0.1
Update to 5.1.1-0.1
knot-resolver Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.1.1-0.1
Update to 5.1.1-0.1
knot-resolver Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.1.1-0.1
Update to 5.1.1-0.1
knot-resolver Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.0.0~beta2-123-g6134920-1
- 1.0.0~beta3-1
- 1.0.0~beta3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
knot-resolver Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.3.3-1
- 1.5.0-4
- 1.5.1-1
- 1.5.2-1
- 2.0.0-3
- 2.1.0-1
- 2.1.0-2
- 2.1.1-1
- 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
knot-resolver Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.2.1-3
- 3.2.1-3ubuntu1
- 3.2.1-3ubuntu2
- 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.2
Update to 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.2
Original sources
- https://en.blog.nic.cz/2020/05/19/nxnsattack-upgrade-resolvers-to-stop-new-kind-of-random-subdomain-attack/
- https://www.knot-resolver.cz/2020-05-19-knot-resolver-5.1.1.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/2
- http://cyber-security-group.cs.tau.ac.il/#
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/76Y4FITMOH6RVPWAANGV7NB2ZHPJJGDQ/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00017.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12667