Denial of service in PowerDNS Recursor



Published: 2022-08-23
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-37428
CWE-ID CWE-755
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		PowerDNS Recursor
Server applications / DNS servers

Vendor PowerDNS.COM B.V.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU66715

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37428

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect exceptions handling with enabled protobuf logging. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the DNS server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerDNS Recursor: 4.0.0 - 4.7.1

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-02.html


Q & A

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