CVE-2026-116013

OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 Denial of Service via DNS Response Parsing

Published Oct 24, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in parse_section() and _decode_name() that fails to check resource record lengths against the received message. Attackers controlling or spoofing a queried nameserver can send truncated record headers or RDATA, raising uncaught Lua exceptions in resolver:query() that abort requests and break name resolution.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Openresty
Openresty lua-resty-dns
Vendors & Products Openresty
Openresty lua-resty-dns
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Description OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in parse_section() and _decode_name() that fails to check resource record lengths against the received message. Attackers controlling or spoofing a queried nameserver can send truncated record headers or RDATA, raising uncaught Lua exceptions in resolver:query() that abort requests and break name resolution.
Title OpenResty lua-resty-dns before 0.24 Denial of Service via DNS Response Parsing
Weaknesses CWE-130
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 6:23 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2026, 11:23 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 24, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 7:17 PM