Vulnerability in Power DNS Pdns-Recursor

CVE-2019-3806

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor versions after 4.1.3 before 4.1.9 where Lua hooks are not properly applied to queries received over TCP in some specific combination of settings, possibly bypassing security policies enforced using Lua.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-3806: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3806?
CVE-2019-3806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Power DNS Pdns-Recursor, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-3806?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.