vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-5418b360-29cc-11ed-a6d4-6805ca2fa271 (CVE-2022-37428): powerdns-recursor -- denial of service
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 1, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 1, 2022
Added
Nov 4, 2022
Modified
Jun 15, 2026
Description
PowerDNS Recursor up to and including 4.5.9, 4.6.2 and 4.7.1, when protobuf logging is enabled, has Improper Cleanup upon a Thrown Exception, leading to a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DNS query that leads to an answer with specific properties.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-powerdns-recursor
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