HIGH
Knot DNS before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted DNS message
Published Mar 27, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.33%
Description
Knot DNS before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted DNS message.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.33% 0.03329
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03329
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03329) | 88.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.46% (0.03462) | 87.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 81.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 73.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 71.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 68.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 71.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00629) | 76.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 70.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 68.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70097 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96185 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns/issues/294 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70097 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96185 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns/issues/294 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Mar 27, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 19, 2013
Link CVE-2014-0486
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a