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CVE-2009-4010

Published: Jan 8, 2010Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
10.3%
Top 4.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to spoof DNS data via crafted zones.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

powerdns
oss-project·DKaka dnsdist, powerdns recursor, powerdns authoritative
recursorOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
PowerDNS.COM BV
commercial·NLaka powerdns
PowerDNS RecursorOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2010-02.html
doc.powerdns.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38004
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38068
secunia.com
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