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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.170618
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Knot Resolver < 5.7.0 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:Knot Resolver is prone to a denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Knot Resolver is prone to a denial of service (DoS)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Knot Resolver performs many TCP reconnections upon receiving
certain nonsensical responses from servers.

Affected Software/OS:
Knot Resolver prior to version 5.7.0.

Solution:
Update to version 5.7.0 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-46317
https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1448
https://www.knot-resolver.cz/2023-08-22-knot-resolver-5.7.0.html
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