Deadwood in MaraDNS 3.5.0036 allows attackers to exhaust connection slots via a zone whose authoritative nameserver address cannot be resolved.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/samboy/MaraDNS/security/advisories/GHSA-cfc6-vhrv-62cj cve-icon
https://maradns.samiam.org/changelog.html cve-icon
History

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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Description Deadwood in MaraDNS 3.5.0036 allows attackers to exhaust connection slots via a zone whose authoritative nameserver address cannot be resolved.
Weaknesses CWE-670
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T06:37:29.631Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T06:23:09.482Z

Link: CVE-2026-40719

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