High
dnsjava — security advisory
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.
- Products
- dnsjava
- Affected versions
- 2.1.7+dfsg-1, 2.1.7-0.1, 2.1.8-1, 2.1.8-2, 3.6.2-2, 3.6.3-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-25638
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
dnsjava
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
{
"id": "445414f62884ee105927870f04661c053375d1fb844ca54b1d7ad552fb913850",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638",
"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.",
"evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638",
"products": [
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "2.1.7-0.1",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
},
{
"value": "2.1.7+dfsg-1",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "2.1.8-1",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
},
{
"value": "2.1.8-2",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "2.1.8-2",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/3/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "2.1.8-2",
"evidence": "/affected/3/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/4/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "2.1.8-2",
"evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/5/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "3.6.2-2",
"evidence": "/affected/5/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/6/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "3.6.3-1",
"evidence": "/affected/6/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "dnsjava",
"evidence": "/affected/7/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "3.6.2-2",
"evidence": "/affected/7/versions"
},
{
"value": "3.6.3-1",
"evidence": "/affected/7/versions"
}
]
}
],
"severity": "high",
"structured": {
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638",
"aliases": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638"
],
"metrics": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=xenial",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"2.1.7-0.1",
"2.1.7+dfsg-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "2.1.7+dfsg-1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=bionic",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"2.1.8-1",
"2.1.8-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "2.1.8-2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=focal",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"2.1.8-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "2.1.8-2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=jammy",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"2.1.8-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "2.1.8-2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=noble",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"2.1.8-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "2.1.8-2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=questing",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10"
},
"versions": [
"3.6.2-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "3.6.2-2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=stonking",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
},
"versions": [
"3.6.3-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "3.6.3-1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dnsjava",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsjava?arch=source&distro=resolute",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"3.6.2-2",
"3.6.3-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25638.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libdnsjava-java",
"binary_version": "3.6.3-1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "It requires privilege of the system."
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-17T12:56:33.205249370Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2024-25638"
],
"references": [
"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25638",
"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25638",
"https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/security/advisories/GHSA-cfxw-4h78-h7fw",
"https://github.com/dnsjava/dnsjava/commit/bc51df1c455e6c9fb7cbd42fcb6d62d16047818d"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2024-25638",
"evidence": "/upstream"
}
],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 355790,
"published_at": "2024-07-22T14:15:00+00:00"
}