CVE-2012-1193 Business logic in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can manipulate DNS cache to keep revoked domains resolvable, affecting DNS recursor integrity.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-1193?

CVE-2012-1193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The resolver in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.3 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1193?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Powerdns Powerdns Recursor.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-1193 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fhvj-8gvm-8r55.

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