Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU97732
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25638
CWE-ID:
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper response validation when handling DNS queries. Records in DNS replies are not checked for their relevance to the query,
allowing an attacker to respond with RRs from different zones. A remote attacker can bypass DNSSEC restrictions.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsdnsjava: 3.5.0 - 3.5.3
CPE2.3https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/security/advisories/GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw
https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/commit/2073a0cdea2c560465f7ac0cc56f202e6fc39705
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.