What is CVE-2018-1046?

CVE-2018-1046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Pdns, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-1046?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Powerdns Pdns

CVE-2018-1046

pdns before version 4.1.2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in dnsreplay. In the dnsreplay tool provided with PowerDNS Authoritative, replaying a specially crafted PCAP file can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to a crash an…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Powerdns Pdns
[Unknown] Pdns — versions pdns 4.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1046?: CVE-2018-1046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Pdns, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-1046?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.