CVE-2026-116013
What it is
OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in parse_section() and _decode_name() that fails to check resource record lengths against the received message. Attackers controlling or spoofing a queried nameserver can send truncated record headers or RDATA, raising uncaught Lua exceptions in resolver:query() that abort requests and break name resolution.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-130
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/commit/b68eaecbf7997ac71c08ba56032b1f45438bd758
- https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/pull/83
References
- https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/blob/v0.23/lib/resty/dns/resolver.lua#L396-L442
- https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/commit/b68eaecbf7997ac71c08ba56032b1f45438bd758
- https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/pull/83
- https://github.com/openresty/lua-resty-dns/tree/v0.24
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openresty-lua-resty-dns-before-0.24-denial-of-service-via-dns-response-parsing