An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pdns-recursor | Jun 16, 2020 | May 19, 2020 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 19, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pdns-recursor | May 25, 2020 | May 19, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade powerdns-recursor | May 28, 2020 | May 26, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade pdns-recursor | May 24, 2020 | May 19, 2020 |
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