CVE-2012-1191 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-1191

The resolver in dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05...

Vulnerability Description

The resolver in dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

djbdns
Vulnerable Versions:
1.05

Timeline

Official Publish: February 17th, 2012
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.