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CVE-2019-3871

Published: Mar 21, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.6%
Top 3.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.0.7 and before 4.1.7. An insufficient validation of data coming from the user when building a HTTP request from a DNS query in the HTTP Connector of the Remote backend, allowing a remote user to cause a denial of service by making the server connect to an invalid endpoint, or possibly information disclosure by making the server connect to an internal endpoint and somehow extracting meaningful information about the response

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

The PowerDNS Project
oss-project·DKaka powerdns, powerdns recursor, dnsdist, pdns, powerdns authoritative
pdnsOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
authoritative serverOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PowerDNS.COM BV
commercial·NLaka powerdns
PowerDNSOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/18/4
openwall.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3871
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-03.html
doc.powerdns.com
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