Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action

Properties

id: d3f:CWE-350

name
Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
definition
The product performs reverse DNS resolution on an IP address to obtain the hostname and make a security decision, but it does not properly ensure that the IP address is truly associated with the hostname.
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CWE-350 has no direct neighbors in this release.

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