Is github.com/miekg/dns safe to use?

github.com/miekg/dns has 2 known vulnerabilities on the latest version (v1.1.72). DepScope rates its health at 66/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of github.com/miekg/dns?

The latest version of github.com/miekg/dns is v1.1.72, released 2026-01-22.

Does github.com/miekg/dns have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. github.com/miekg/dns has 2 known vulnerabilities. See depscope.dev/pkg/go/github.com/miekg/dns for details.

Is github.com/miekg/dns deprecated?

No, github.com/miekg/dns is actively maintained. Latest release: v1.1.72 (2026-01-22).

What are alternatives to github.com/miekg/dns?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for github.com/miekg/dns at this time.

What license does github.com/miekg/dns use?

github.com/miekg/dns is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

github.com/miekg/dns

govv1.1.72

DNS library in Go

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive88 versions268 maintainers0 deps8,675 weekly dl

miekg/dns

/ 100

Health

safe to use

github.com/miekg/[email protected] is safe to use (health: 66/100)

Update to >= 1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7 to fix known vulnerabilities

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

2 low

Advisories (2)

Severity	ID	Summary	Fixed in
unknown	CVE-2017-15133	Denial of service via open idle connection in github.com/miekg/dns	1.0.4-0.20180125103619-43913f2f4fbd
unknown	CVE-2019-19794	Insecure generation of random numbers in github.com/miekg/dns	1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

6.0/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

3

Contributors (12m)

12

Primary author dominance

50%

GitHub stars

8,675

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Last updated · 2026-01-22T08:23:52Z