diff --git a/extras/outbounds/dns_standard.go b/extras/outbounds/dns_standard.go
index 9dec606..a97b624 100644
--- a/extras/outbounds/dns_standard.go
+++ b/extras/outbounds/dns_standard.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package outbounds
 
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
 	"net"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
@@ -11,8 +13,11 @@ import (
 const (
 	resolverDefaultTimeout     = 2 * time.Second
 	standardResolverRetryTimes = 2
+	maxCNAMEDepth              = 16
 )
 
+var errCNAMEChainTooLong = errors.New("CNAME chain too long")
+
 // standardResolver is a PluggableOutbound DNS resolver that resolves hostnames
 // using the user-provided DNS server.
 // Based on "github.com/miekg/dns", it supports UDP, TCP & DNS-over-TLS (TCP).
@@ -109,6 +114,18 @@ func (r *standardResolver) skipCNAMEChain(answers []dns.RR) string {
 // lookup4 resolves a hostname to an IPv4 address.
 // If there's no IPv4 address, it returns (nil, nil), no error.
 func (r *standardResolver) lookup4(host string) (net.IP, error) {
+	return r.lookup4WithCNAMEDepth(host, 0, make(map[string]struct{}))
+}
+
+func (r *standardResolver) lookup4WithCNAMEDepth(host string, depth int, seen map[string]struct{}) (net.IP, error) {
+	if depth > maxCNAMEDepth {
+		return nil, errCNAMEChainTooLong
+	}
+	key := strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(host))
+	if _, ok := seen[key]; ok {
+		return nil, errCNAMEChainTooLong
+	}
+	seen[key] = struct{}{}
 	m := new(dns.Msg)
 	m.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(host), dns.TypeA)
 	m.RecursionDesired = true
@@ -129,7 +146,7 @@ func (r *standardResolver) lookup4(host string) (net.IP, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if hasCNAME {
-		return r.lookup4(r.skipCNAMEChain(resp.Answer))
+		return r.lookup4WithCNAMEDepth(r.skipCNAMEChain(resp.Answer), depth+1, seen)
 	} else {
 		// Should not happen
 		return nil, nil
@@ -139,6 +156,18 @@ func (r *standardResolver) lookup4(host string) (net.IP, error) {
 // lookup6 resolves a hostname to an IPv6 address.
 // If there's no IPv6 address, it returns (nil, nil), no error.
 func (r *standardResolver) lookup6(host string) (net.IP, error) {
+	return r.lookup6WithCNAMEDepth(host, 0, make(map[string]struct{}))
+}
+
+func (r *standardResolver) lookup6WithCNAMEDepth(host string, depth int, seen map[string]struct{}) (net.IP, error) {
+	if depth > maxCNAMEDepth {
+		return nil, errCNAMEChainTooLong
+	}
+	key := strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(host))
+	if _, ok := seen[key]; ok {
+		return nil, errCNAMEChainTooLong
+	}
+	seen[key] = struct{}{}
 	m := new(dns.Msg)
 	m.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(host), dns.TypeAAAA)
 	m.RecursionDesired = true
@@ -159,7 +188,7 @@ func (r *standardResolver) lookup6(host string) (net.IP, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if hasCNAME {
-		return r.lookup6(r.skipCNAMEChain(resp.Answer))
+		return r.lookup6WithCNAMEDepth(r.skipCNAMEChain(resp.Answer), depth+1, seen)
 	} else {
 		// Should not happen
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/extras/outbounds/dns_standard_test.go b/extras/outbounds/dns_standard_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b3d983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/outbounds/dns_standard_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package outbounds
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+)
+
+func TestStandardResolverRejectsCNAMECycle(t *testing.T) {
+	var queries atomic.Int32
+	mux := dns.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc(".", func(w dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
+		queries.Add(1)
+		q := req.Question[0]
+		resp := new(dns.Msg)
+		resp.SetReply(req)
+		resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, &dns.CNAME{
+			Hdr:    dns.RR_Header{Name: q.Name, Rrtype: dns.TypeCNAME, Class: dns.ClassINET, Ttl: 1},
+			Target: q.Name,
+		})
+		_ = w.WriteMsg(resp)
+	})
+
+	pc, err := net.ListenPacket("udp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	server := &dns.Server{PacketConn: pc, Handler: mux}
+	go func() { _ = server.ActivateAndServe() }()
+	defer server.Shutdown()
+
+	r := &standardResolver{Addr: pc.LocalAddr().String(), Client: &dns.Client{Timeout: time.Second}}
+	_, err = r.lookup4("loop.example")
+	if !errors.Is(err, errCNAMEChainTooLong) {
+		t.Fatalf("lookup4 error = %v, want %v", err, errCNAMEChainTooLong)
+	}
+	if got := queries.Load(); got > 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("lookup4 followed CNAME cycle for %d queries", got)
+	}
+}