CVE-2019-10162
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.69% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- powerdns/authoritative · opensuse/leap
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.powerdns.com/2019/06/21/powerdns-authoritative-server-4-0-8-and-4-1-10-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10162Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-04.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.powerdns.com/2019/06/21/powerdns-authoritative-server-4-0-8-and-4-1-10-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10162Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-04.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.