Improper Input Validation Affecting powerdns package, versions [,4.9.9) [5.0.0, 5.0.9) [5.1.0, 5.1.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-POWERDNS-8172750
  • published 10 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 3 Oct 2024
  • credit Toshifumi Sakaguchi

How to fix?

Upgrade powerdns to version 4.9.9, 5.0.9, 5.1.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation through the processing and caching of specific Resource Record Sets. An attacker can disrupt service availability by repeatedly sending crafted responses.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None