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01 Record

CVE-2018-10920

Improper input validation bug in DNS resolver component of Knot Resolver before 2.4.1 allows remote attacker to poison cache.

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

02 Description

Improper input validation bug in DNS resolver component of Knot Resolver before 2.4.1 allows remote attacker to poison cache.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-08-02 13:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 07:54Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-05-09
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
aa950a0104dba23e7df2d89a2e37d84318eafaec915ae8b7e6d576adfceadb06

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
cz.nicknot-resolverbefore 2.4.1—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • knot-resolver
    Fixed in 2.4.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • knot-resolver
    Fixed in 2.4.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • knot-resolver
    Fixed in 2.4.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • knot-resolver
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • knot-resolver
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.