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HistoryFeb 14, 2024 - 4:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-50868

2024-02-1416:15:45
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cve-2023-50868
dns protocol
rfc 5155
rfc 9276
denial of service
cpu consumption
sha-1 computations
remote attackers
dnssec responses
random subdomain attack
nsec3 issue
hash function
algorithm
iterations

7.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the “NSEC3” issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations.

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