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CVE-2012-1570· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The resolver in MaraDNS before 1.3.0.7.15 and 1.4.x before 1.4.12 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the pro

The resolver in MaraDNS before 1.3.0.7.15 and 1.4.x before 1.4.12 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 28, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.5% · 84th percentile
CWE
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18

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CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
maradnsmaradns

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • maradns maradnsbefore 1.3.07.15
  • maradns maradns1.4.0 and later · before 1.4.12

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11maradnsbefore 1.4.12-11.4.12-1

Same product

maradns: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-0024MaraDNS before 1.3.07.12 and 1.4.x before 1.4.08 computes hash values for DNS data without restricting the ability to trigger hash collision
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2011-0520The compress_add_dlabel_points function in dns/Compress.c in MaraDNS 1.4.03, 1.4.05, and probably other versions allows remote attackers to
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2007-3115Multiple memory leaks in server/MaraDNS.c in MaraDNS before 1.2.12.06, and 1.3.x before 1.3.05, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-40719Deadwood in MaraDNS 3.5.0036 allows attackers to exhaust connection slots via a zone whose authoritative nameserver address cannot be resolv
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2023-31137MaraDNS Integer Underflow Vulnerability in DNS Packet Decompression
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2022-30256An issue was discovered in MaraDNS Deadwood through 3.5.0021 that allows variant V1 of unintended domain name resolution.
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:maradns1.4.12-1 · Debian:11Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    References

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