Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-25638DNSJava DNSSEC Bypass
High 8.9
In plain English
A high-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity in dnsjava from dnsjava. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.9High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
dnsjava is an implementation of DNS in Java. Records in DNS replies are not checked for their relevance to the query, allowing an attacker to respond with RRs from different zones. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.6.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dnsjava | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Debian:13 | dnsjava | 3.6.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Debian:14 | dnsjava | 3.6.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Maven | dnsjava:dnsjava | 3.6.0 | GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dnsjava | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dnsjava | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | dnsjava | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dnsjava | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dnsjava | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-345, CWE-349 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
- https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/security/advisories/GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/commit/2073a0cdea2c560465f7ac0cc56f202e6fc39705 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/commit/bc51df1c455e6c9fb7cbd42fcb6d62d16047818d x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred