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CVE-2020-12667

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-05-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-12667
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.62%

Original NVD Description

Knot Resolver before 5.1.1 allows traffic amplification via a crafted DNS answer from an attacker-controlled server, aka an "NXNSAttack" issue. This is triggered by random subdomains in the NSDNAME in NS records.