CVE-2026-33596

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  "id": "CVE-2026-33596",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-22T14:16:54.073",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A client might theoretically be able to cause a mismatch between queries sent to a backend and the received responses by sending a flood of perfectly timed queries that are routed to a TCP-only or DNS over TLS backend."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Un cliente podría teóricamente causar un desajuste entre las consultas enviadas a un backend y las respuestas recibidas enviando una avalancha de consultas perfectamente sincronizadas que se enrutan a un backend solo TCP o DNS sobre TLS."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "PowerDNS",
          "product": "DNSdist",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.powerdns.com/",
          "packageName": "dnsdist",
          "modules": [
            "Outgoing DNS over TCP"
          ],
          "programFiles": [
            "dnsdist-tcp-downstream.hh"
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns",
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              "version": "1.9.0",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "url": "https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-04.html",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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