CoreDNS DoH GET path missing size validation causes CPU and memory amplification
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-63cw-r7xf-jmwr | CoreDNS DoH GET oversized dns= query parameter causes pre-validation CPU and memory amplification |
No CVSS v3.0
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Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.672% probability within 30 days)
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| Description | CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins. In versions prior to 1.14.3, the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) GET path accepts oversized dns= query parameter values and performs URL query parsing, base64 decoding, and DNS message unpacking before rejecting the request. Unlike the POST path, which applies a bounded read via http.MaxBytesReader limited to 65536 bytes, the GET path has no equivalent size validation before expensive processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly send oversized DoH GET requests to force high CPU usage, large transient memory allocations, and elevated garbage-collection pressure, leading to denial of service. This issue has been fixed in version 1.14.3. | |
| Title | CoreDNS DoH GET path missing size validation causes CPU and memory amplification | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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cvssV4_0
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