CVE-2026-27853 PUBLISHED

Out-of-bounds write when rewriting large DNS packets

Assigner: OX
Reserved: 24.02.2026 Published: 31.03.2026 Updated: 31.03.2026

An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds write by sending crafted DNS responses to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:changeName or DNSResponse:changeName methods in custom Lua code. In some cases the rewritten packet might become larger than the initial response and even exceed 65535 bytes, potentially leading to a crash resulting in denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor PowerDNS
Product DNSdist
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.9.0 to 1.9.12 (excl.)
  • affected from 2.0.0 to 2.0.3 (excl.)

Credits

  • ilya rozentsvaig finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE