Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related RFCs) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via one or more DNSSEC responses, aka the "KeyTrap" issue. One of the concerns is that, when there is a zone with many DNSKEY and RRSIG records, the protocol specification implies that an algorithm must evaluate all combinations of DNSKEY and RRSIG records.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 13 products from redhat, from microsoft, from microsoft and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2024-02-14T16:15:45.300
2025-11-04T19:16:14.237
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2022 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 39 | Yes |
| Application | thekelleys | dnsmasq | < 2.90 | Yes |
| Application | nic | knot_resolver | < 5.71 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | < 4.8.6 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | < 4.9.3 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | < 5.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | isc | bind | ≤ 9.16.46 | Yes |
| Application | isc | bind | ≤ 9.18.22 | Yes |
| Application | isc | bind | ≤ 9.19.20 | Yes |
| Application | nlnetlabs | unbound | < 1.19.1 | Yes |
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