The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the "NSEC3" issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations.
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| CWE | CWE-400 |
Information
Published : 2024-02-14 16:15
Updated : 2025-11-04 19:16
NVD link : CVE-2023-50868
Mitre link : CVE-2023-50868
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-50868
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
