GHSA-676X-F7GG-47VC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-08 23:02 – Updated: 2026-07-21 12:33
VLAI
Summary
Netty Vulnerable to DNS Cache Poisoning via Missing Bailiwick Checks in CNAME Records
Details

Summary

Netty's DnsResolveContext fails to validate the origin (bailiwick) of CNAME records in DNS responses.

Details

In io.netty.resolver.dns.DnsResolveContext#buildAliasMap, the resolver processes the ANSWER section of a DNS response and blindly caches all CNAME records it finds.

According to https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5452#section-6 

Care must be taken to only accept
   data if it is known that the originator is authoritative for the
   QNAME or a parent of the QNAME.
   One very simple way to achieve this is to only accept data if it is
   part of the domain for which the query was intended.

Impact

DNS Cache Poisoning (Bailiwick Bypass). Any application using Netty's DNS resolver is impacted.

Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.2.14.Final"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.netty:netty-resolver-dns"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.2.0.Final"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.15.Final"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 4.1.134.Final"
      },
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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.netty:netty-resolver-dns"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "4.1.135.Final"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-45674"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-345",
      "CWE-346"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-08T23:02:26Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-12T15:16:27Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nNetty\u0027s DnsResolveContext fails to validate the origin (bailiwick) of CNAME records in DNS responses.\n\n### Details\nIn `io.netty.resolver.dns.DnsResolveContext#buildAliasMap`, the resolver processes the ANSWER section of a DNS response and blindly caches all CNAME records it finds.\n\nAccording to https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5452#section-6 \n\n```\nCare must be taken to only accept\n   data if it is known that the originator is authoritative for the\n   QNAME or a parent of the QNAME.\n   One very simple way to achieve this is to only accept data if it is\n   part of the domain for which the query was intended.\n```\n\n### Impact\nDNS Cache Poisoning (Bailiwick Bypass). Any application using Netty\u0027s DNS resolver is impacted.",
  "id": "GHSA-676x-f7gg-47vc",
  "modified": "2026-07-21T12:33:31Z",
  "published": "2026-06-08T23:02:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-676x-f7gg-47vc"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45674"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26017"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26018"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26586"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34608"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45674"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488400"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.135.Final"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.15.Final"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45674.json"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Netty Vulnerable to DNS Cache Poisoning via Missing Bailiwick Checks in CNAME Records"
}



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