Resource exhaustion in Powerdns Authoritative
CVE-2019-10162
A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before versions 4.1.10, 4.0.8 allowing an authorized user to cause the server to exit by inserting a crafted record in a MASTER type zone under their control. The issue is due…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Powerdns Authoritative — versions 4.0.0
- Powerdns Pdns — versions fixed in 4.1.10, fixed in 4.0.8
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10162?
- CVE-2019-10162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10162?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.