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RFC 9267: Common Implementation Anti-Patterns Related to Domain Name System (DNS) Resource Record (RR) Processing

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This memo describes common vulnerabilities related to Domain Name System (DNS) resource record (RR) processing as seen in several DNS client implementations. These vulnerabilities may lead to successful Denial-of-Service and Remote Code Execution attacks against the affected software. Where applicable, violations of RFC 1035 are mentioned.

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Document ID
RFC9267
Published
July 2022
Authors
S. Dashevskyi; D. dos Santos; J. Wetzels; A. Amri
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
INDEPENDENT
Area
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Pages
16
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