DNSJava DNSSEC Bypass
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-345Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
dnsjava is an implementation of DNS in Java. Records in DNS replies are not checked for their relevance to the query, allowing an attacker to respond with RRs from different zones. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.6.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00392 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial dnsjava (dnsjava): 3.6.0dnsjava:dnsjava (Maven): 3.6.0Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dnsjava | dnsjava | before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | dnsjava:dnsjava (Maven) | before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw |
- dnsjava Vendordnsjava Affected before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available CNA
- dnsjava:dnsjava (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA dnsjava (dnsjava) Fixed in 3.6.0
- Fix · GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw dnsjava:dnsjava (Maven) Fixed in 3.6.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-25638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-25638 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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