NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.
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Solution
This issue is fixed starting with version 4.14.3.
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References
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| https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/CVE-2026-12245.txt |
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| Description | NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response. | |
| Title | Denial of DNS over TLS service by any DoT client | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: NLnet Labs
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-25T12:42:50.104Z
Reserved: 2026-06-15T06:47:18.496Z
Link: CVE-2026-12245
Updated: 2026-06-25T12:42:36.299Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-25T13:15:03Z
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