Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

FreeBSD: VID-28B69630-9B10-11ED-97A6-6805CA2FA271 (CVE-2023-22617): powerdns-recursor -- denial of service

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

FreeBSD: VID-28B69630-9B10-11ED-97A6-6805CA2FA271 (CVE-2023-22617): powerdns-recursor -- denial of service

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/20/2023
Created
01/26/2023
Added
01/25/2023
Modified
02/02/2023

Description

A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-powerdns-recursor

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;