The zone file parser in the hickory-proto crate of Hickory DNS 0.24.0 before 0.26.2 panics when a single token in a zone file is 4096 bytes or longer. Attackers who can supply untrusted zone files to an application using the parser can trigger the panic to cause a denial of service.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Hickory-dns
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Vendors & Products Hickory-dns
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Description The zone file parser in the hickory-proto crate of Hickory DNS 0.24.0 before 0.26.2 panics when a single token in a zone file is 4096 bytes or longer. Attackers who can supply untrusted zone files to an application using the parser can trigger the panic to cause a denial of service.
Title Hickory DNS 0.24.0 before 0.26.2 Denial of Service via Zone File Parser
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-11-08T01:38:10.613Z

Updated: 2026-11-09T14:31:12.367Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T00:53:14.313Z

Link: CVE-2026-123574

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T14:31:09.333Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:50.450

Modified: 2026-11-10T22:15:59.797

Link: CVE-2026-123574

cve-icon Redhat

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