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CVE-2026-27853

Out-of-bounds write when rewriting large DNS packets

CVSS 5.9 MEDIUMEPSS 0.5%CWE-787
An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds write by sending crafted DNS responses to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:changeName or DNSResponse:changeName methods in custom Lua code. In some cases the rewritten packet might become larger than the initial response and even exceed 65535 bytes, potentially leading to a crash resulting in denial of service.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
PowerDNS · DNSdist

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