An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions up to and including 3.4.10, 4.0.1 allowing an authorized user to crash the server by inserting a specially crafted record in a zone under their control then sending a DNS query for that record. The issue is due to an integer overflow when checking if the content of the record matches the expected size, allowing an attacker to cause a read past the buffer boundary.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| powerdns | authoritative | 3.4.10 | - |
| powerdns | authoritative | 4.0.0 - 4.0.1 | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - |
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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powerdns / authoritative
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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