#VU28748 Resource management error in XACK DNS - CVE-2020-5591
Published: June 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28748
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5591
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
XACK DNS
XACK DNS
Software vendor:
XACK,Inc.
XACK,Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources with the applicatoin when using the cache server feature. A remote attacker can perform a NXNSAttack and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.