Description
An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a crafted DNS response packet, when custom Lua code uses newDNSPacketOverlay to parse DNS packets. The out-of-bounds read might trigger a crash, leading to a denial of service, or access unrelated memory, leading to potential information disclosure.
Published: 2026-03-31
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service and Information Disclosure
Action: Assess Impact
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6235-1 dnsdist security update
History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Powerdns
Powerdns dnsdist
Vendors & Products Powerdns
Powerdns dnsdist

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-126
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a crafted DNS response packet, when custom Lua code uses newDNSPacketOverlay to parse DNS packets. The out-of-bounds read might trigger a crash, leading to a denial of service, or access unrelated memory, leading to potential information disclosure.
Title Out-of-bounds read when parsing DNS packets via Lua
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Powerdns Dnsdist
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-31T13:18:41.769Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T14:56:25.872Z

Link: CVE-2026-24028

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-31T13:17:57.216Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-31T12:16:27.487

Modified: 2026-04-14T16:27:24.727

Link: CVE-2026-24028

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T16:45:09Z

Weaknesses