Hickory DNS from 0.24.0 before 0.26.2 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows remote attackers to consume server memory via unbounded DoH request bodies. Attackers can send large request bodies over HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 to a DNS over HTTP server, causing memory exhaustion and denial of service.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
hickory-dns hickory-dns unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.24.0 affected < 0.26.2
0.26.2 unaffected —

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-5r56-v84h-c3w5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hickory-dns-0.24.0-before-0.26.2-doh-unbounded-request-body-denial-of-service cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Description Hickory DNS from 0.24.0 before 0.26.2 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows remote attackers to consume server memory via unbounded DoH request bodies. Attackers can send large request bodies over HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 to a DNS over HTTP server, causing memory exhaustion and denial of service.
Title Hickory DNS 0.24.0 before 0.26.2 DoH Unbounded Request Body Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-770
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'}

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: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T01:38:12.696Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T00:55:55.660Z

Link: CVE-2026-123577

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:51.050

Modified: 2026-11-08T02:16:51.050

Link: CVE-2026-123577

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Updated: 2026-11-08T03:45:15Z

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