CVE-2019-10162

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory powerdns.com Vendor Advisory powerdns.com
Affected: PowerDNS pdns
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10162 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://blog.powerdns.com/2019/06/21/powerdns-authoritative-server-4-0-8-and-4-1-10-released/ release notes vendor advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-04.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00036.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00054.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10162?
CVE-2019-10162 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-10162?
To fix CVE-2019-10162, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-10162 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-10162 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-10162?
CVE-2019-10162 affects PowerDNS pdns.
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