CVE-2017-15090
This allows an attacker in position of man-in-the-middle to alter the content of records by issuing a valid signature for the crafted records.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC validation component of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 and up to and including 4.0.6, where the signatures might have been accepted as valid even if the signed data was not in bailiwick of the DNSKEY used to sign it. This allows an attacker in position of man-in-the-middle to alter the content of records by issuing a valid signature for the crafted records.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.71% probability · 53th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Affected
- powerdns/recursor
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-03.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-03.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.