CVE-2026-42304

A flaw was found in Twisted, specifically within the twisted.names module. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted TCP DNS packet containing deeply chained compression pointers. This can lead to resource exhaustion, causing the...

Important: python-twisted

Issue Overview: The twisted.names module is vulnerable to a Denial of Service DoS attack via resource exhaustion during DNS name decompression. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted TCP DNS packet containing deeply chained compression pointers. This flaw bypasse...