Summary
Wei Hao discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server incorrectly handled
memory when accessing certain files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to achieve arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-1046)
It was discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor
incorrectly handled memory when receiving certain remote input. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service. (CVE-2018-10851)
Kees Monshouwer discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS
Recursor incorrectly handled request validation after having cached
malformed input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial
of service. (CVE-2018-14626)
Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that PowerDNS Recursor incorrectly handled
requests after having cached malformed input. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause denial of service. (CVE-2018-14644)
Nathaniel Ferguson discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server
incorrectly handled memory when receiving certain remote input. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-17482)
Nicolas Dehaine and Dmitry Shabanov discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative
Server and PowerDNS Recursor incorrectly handled IXFR requests in certain
circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of
service. (CVE-2022-27227)
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | pdns | 4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | pdns-recursor | 4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | pdns | 4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | pdns-recursor | 4.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | pdns | 4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | pdns-recursor | 4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS | pdns | 4.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS | pdns-recursor | 4.6.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 6
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High 7.0
pdns before version 4.1.2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in dnsreplay. In the dnsreplay tool provided with PowerDNS…
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Medium 5.3
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.3.0 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6, and PowerDNS Recursor 3.2 up to 4.1.4 exclud…
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Medium 5.3
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.1.0 up to 4.1.4 inclusive and PowerDNS Recursor 4.0.0 up to 4.1.4 inclusive are vulnera…
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Medium 5.3
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.1.4. A remote attacker sending a DNS quer…
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Unscored —
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.3.1 where an authorized user with the ability to inse…
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Unscored —
In PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.4.3, 4.5.x before 4.5.4, and 4.6.x before 4.6.1 and PowerDNS Recursor before …