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CVE-2021-40083 Details

Description

Knot Resolver before 5.3.2 is prone to an assertion failure, triggerable by a remote attacker in an edge case (NSEC3 with too many iterations used for a positive wildcard proof).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-617Reachable Assertion[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nic knot resolver
< 5.3.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nic:knot_resolver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-40083
NVD Published Date:
Aug 25, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-40083 Details - Not Deferred