CVE-2022-48256 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Technitium DNS Server versions prior to 10.0. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by crafting a self-CNAME loop, causing the server to return an excessive number of records and leading to resource exhaustion. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on availability, requiring no user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:technitium:dns_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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