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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-30464
CVE-2023-30464:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CoreDNS through version 1.10.1 contains a vulnerability that enables attackers to perform DNS cache poisoning attacks and inject fake responses through a birthday attack technique. This vulnerability was discovered by Xiang Li from NISL Lab of Tsinghua University (GitHub Gist).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. It has been classified under CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing). The vulnerability allows attackers to send queries to CoreDNS and inject fake DNS responses to poison the CoreDNS server (CISA-ADP).
Impact
The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential for DNS cache poisoning, which could allow attackers to redirect users to malicious websites or intercept network traffic. This could lead to significant security implications for systems relying on CoreDNS for DNS resolution (GitHub Gist).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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