NSD version 4.14.0 introduced a bug where a specially crafted APL RR, with an adflength larger than permitted for the address family will overwrite the stack when the zone is written to disk, with a maximum of 111 attacker controlled bytes.
History

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nlnetlabs
Nlnetlabs nsd
Vendors & Products Nlnetlabs
Nlnetlabs nsd
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NSD version 4.14.0 introduced a bug where a specially crafted APL RR, with an adflength larger than permitted for the address family will overwrite the stack when the zone is written to disk, with a maximum of 111 attacker controlled bytes.
Title Out of bounds stack write with crafted APL RR
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NLnet Labs

Published: 2026-06-25T05:24:29.512Z

Updated: 2026-06-25T12:42:05.428Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T06:47:44.761Z

Link: CVE-2026-12246

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T12:42:00.963Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-12246 - Bugzilla