Resource exhaustion in Powerdns Authoritative
CVE-2018-10851
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.3.0 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6, and PowerDNS Recursor 3.2 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.9, are vulnerable to a memory leak while parsing malformed records that can lead to remote denial of s…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.060 (92.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Powerdns Authoritative
- Powerdns Recursor
- The Powerdns Project Pdns — versions 3.3.0 to 4.1.4, excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6
- The Powerdns Project Pdns-recursor — versions 3.2 to 4.1.4, excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10851?
- CVE-2018-10851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10851?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.