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CVE-2017-15094

Published: Jan 23, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-401
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 12.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-401CWE-772

Affected Products

PowerDNS
oss-project·DKaka dnsdist, powerdns recursor, powerdns authoritative
recursorOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
PowerDNS RecursorOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982
securityfocus.com
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-07.html
doc.powerdns.com

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