Resource exhaustion in pdns (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-10203 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
pdns (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU32013
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10203
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform service disruption.
PowerDNS Authoritative daemon , pdns versions 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.11, exiting when encountering a serial between 2^31 and 2^32-1 while trying to notify a slave leads to DoS.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionspdns (Alpine package): 4.0.3-r0 - 4.1.10-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9e8380b6496455e04d4c1bd2aac11e321420fef0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1f381cb542666fcbfe1c0996837f7482785dc8f0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1fc4c6a100506ca9ff9267f89aece8d93f4771f7
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d6336af0a3286c8c01568fa8b645c482f4d06d7e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
