#VU105996 Integer overflow in smartdns - CVE-2024-42643 

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#VU105996 Integer overflow in smartdns - CVE-2024-42643

Published: March 25, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105996
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-2024-42643
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
smartdns
Software vendor:
Nick Peng

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in fast_ping.c. A remote attacker can a specially crafted DNS response to the server, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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