PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.1.0 up to 4.1.4 inclusive and PowerDNS Recursor 4.0.0 up to 4.1.4 inclusive are vulnerable to a packet cache pollution via crafted query that can lead to denial of service.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pdns-recursorUpgrade pdns | Dec 5, 2018 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade pdnsUpgrade pdns-recursor | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade powerdnsUpgrade powerdns-recursor40Upgrade powerdns-recursor | Nov 19, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade pdnsUpgrade pdns-backend-remoteUpgrade pdns-backend-postgresqlUpgrade pdns-backend-sqlite3Upgrade pdns-backend-geoipUpgrade pdns-backend-ldapUpgrade pdns-backend-mysqlUpgrade pdns-backend-luaUpgrade pdns-backend-godbcUpgrade pdns-recursorUpgrade pdns-backend-mydns | Dec 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade pdns-recursor (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade pdns-server (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade pdns-tools (Ubuntu Pro) | Jan 15, 2025 | Nov 29, 2018 |
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