CVE-2022-40188 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Knot Resolver versions prior to 5.5.3, as well as various Debian and Fedora distributions. It allows remote attackers to cause high CPU consumption by exploiting algorithmic complexity when an authoritative server returns large NS or address sets. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nic:knot_resolver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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