NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.

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This issue is fixed starting with version 4.14.3.


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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.
Title Denial of DNS over TLS service by any DoT client
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NLnet Labs

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-25T05:24:18.620Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T06:47:18.496Z

Link: CVE-2026-12245

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Updated: 2026-06-25T07:30:17Z

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