CVE-2012-1191 describes a vulnerability in the dnscache resolver component of Daniel J. Bernstein's djbdns 1.05. This flaw allows remote attackers to conduct "ghost domain names" attacks by manipulating NS records during A record query responses, leading to the continued resolvability of revoked domain names. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (medium severity), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in partial integrity and availability impacts. Its EPSS score is low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or significant community discussion or media coverage has been identified for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:d.j.bernstein:djbdns:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.