CVE-2019-10162
pdns - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before versions 4.1.10, 4.0.8 allowing an authorized user to cause the server to exit by inserting a crafted record in a MASTER type zone under their control. The issue is due to the fact that the Authoritative Server will exit when it runs into a parsing error while looking up the NS/A/AAAA records it is about to use for an outgoing notify.
How to fix CVE-2019-10162
To remediate CVE-2019-10162, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.1.6-3 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.1-4+deb8u10 or later
- —upgrade to 4.0.3-1+deb9u5 or later
Is CVE-2019-10162 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.1.6-3
- from 0, < 3.4.1-4+deb8u10
- from 0, < 4.0.3-1+deb9u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |