High severity · published Sep 18, 2024
CVE-2023-28455
An issue was discovered in Technitium through 11.0.2
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Technitium through 11.0.2. The forwarding mode enables attackers to create a query loop using Technitium resolvers, launching amplification attacks and causing potential DoS.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DN
Dnsserver · Technitium
through 11.0.2 · source: NVD
DS
Dns Server · Technitium
through 11.0.2 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28455
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28455
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/idealeer/89947ca07836fd0f7e9761198ca9a0f3
Product
https://technitium.com/dns/
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