#VU105995 Input validation error in smartdns - CVE-2024-24199
Published: March 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105995
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24199
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
smartdns
smartdns
Software vendor:
Nick Peng
Nick Peng
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in src/dns.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted DNS response to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.