Resource management error in PowerDNS Recursor - CVE-2024-25590
Published: October 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98023
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25590
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets. Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a denial of service.
Affected software
PowerDNS Recursor
Debian Linux
Fedora
pdns-recursor (Debian package)
pdns-recursor
Debian Linux
Fedora
pdns-recursor (Debian package)
pdns-recursor
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25590
Install updates from vendor's website.
PowerDNS Recursor - addressed in versions 4.9.9, 5.0.9, 5.1.2
pdns-recursor (Debian package) - update to 4.8.8-1+deb12u1
pdns-recursor - addressed in versions 4.9.9-1.fc39, 5.0.9-1.fc40, 5.1.2-1.fc41
pdns-recursor (Debian package) - update to 4.8.8-1+deb12u1
pdns-recursor - addressed in versions 4.9.9-1.fc39, 5.0.9-1.fc40, 5.1.2-1.fc41