CVE-2009-4009
Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 17.57% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- powerdns/recursor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 17.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2010-01.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38004
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38068Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508743/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37650Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0054Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552285
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55438
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00217.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00228.html
- http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2010-01.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38004
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38068Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508743/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37650Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0054Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552285
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55438
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00217.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00228.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.