dns: memory‑safety issue in the DNS name parser (zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.44 % · percentile 38 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- zephyr
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
dns_unpack_name() caches the buffer tailroom once and reuses it while appending DNS labels. As the buffer grows, the cached size becomes incorrect, and the final null terminator can be written past the buffer. With assertions disabled (default), a malicious DNS response can trigger an out-of-bounds write when CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER is enabled.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H | zephyr |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H | NVD · vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-9792
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-1678
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.3.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| zephyrproject-rtos · Zephyr | affected * < 3.7.2 ; affected 4.0.0 < 4.2.2 ; affected 4.3.0 < 4.3.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |