An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a crafted DNS response packet, when custom Lua code uses newDNSPacketOverlay to parse DNS packets. The out-of-bounds read might trigger a crash, leading to a denial of service, or access unrelated memory, leading to potential information disclosure.
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Description An attacker might be able to trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a crafted DNS response packet, when custom Lua code uses newDNSPacketOverlay to parse DNS packets. The out-of-bounds read might trigger a crash, leading to a denial of service, or access unrelated memory, leading to potential information disclosure.
Title Out-of-bounds read when parsing DNS packets via Lua
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-31T13:18:41.769Z

Reserved: 2026-01-20T14:56:25.872Z

Link: CVE-2026-24028

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-31T12:16:27.487

Modified: 2026-03-31T12:16:27.487

Link: CVE-2026-24028

cve-icon Redhat

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