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CVE-2019-10163
A Vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before...
Vulnerability Description
A Vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before versions 4.1.9, 4.0.8 allowing a remote, authorized master server to cause a high CPU load or even prevent any further updates to any slave zone by sending a large number of NOTIFY messages. Note that only servers configured as slaves are affected by this issue.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00054.html
- https://blog.powerdns.com/2019/06/21/powerdns-authoritative-server-4-0-8-and-4-1-10-released/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10163
- https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-05.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
fixed in 4.1.9, fixed in 4.0.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 30th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L