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CVE-2009-4009

Published: Jan 8, 2010Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
17.6%
Top 3.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

PowerDNS.COM BV
commercial·NLaka powerdns
PowerDNS RecursorOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
powerdns
oss-project·DKaka powerdns recursor, powerdns authoritative, dnsdist
recursorOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00217.html
redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023403
securitytracker.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508743/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
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