A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.0.7 and before 4.1.7.
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
- Published
- Mar 21, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 12.6% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 12.6%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.8
- CNA · redhat
- 6.5
- 2.3 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| powerdns | authoritative server | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- fedoraproject fedora28
- fedoraproject fedora29
- powerdns authoritative serverbefore 4.0.7
- powerdns authoritative server4.1.0 and later · before 4.1.7
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
The PowerDNS Project pdns
- 4.1.7, 4.0.7affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pdns | before 4.1.6-2 | 4.1.6-2 |
| Debian:8 | pdns | before 3.4.1-4+deb8u9 | 3.4.1-4+deb8u9 |
| Debian:9 | pdns | before 4.0.3-1+deb9u4 | 4.0.3-1+deb9u4 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | pdns | before 4.5.1-1.5 | 4.5.1-1.5 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-ansible | before 8.0+git.1583432621.24fa60e-3.70.1 | 8.0+git.1583432621.24fa60e-3.70.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-barbican | before 8.0+git.1585152761.8ef3d61-4.33.1 | 8.0+git.1585152761.8ef3d61-4.33.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-db | before 8.0+git.1583944923.03cca6c-3.31.1 | 8.0+git.1583944923.03cca6c-3.31.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-monasca | before 8.0+git.1583944894.38f023a-3.24.1 | 8.0+git.1583944894.38f023a-3.24.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-mq | before 8.0+git.1583944811.dc14403-3.19.1 | 8.0+git.1583944811.dc14403-3.19.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-neutron | before 8.0+git.1584715262.e4ea620-3.39.1 | 8.0+git.1584715262.e4ea620-3.39.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-octavia | before 8.0+git.1585171918.418f5cf-3.26.1 | 8.0+git.1585171918.418f5cf-3.26.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ardana-tempest | before 8.0+git.1585311051.6ab5488-3.33.1 | 8.0+git.1585311051.6ab5488-3.33.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-installation | before 8.20200319-1.23.1 | 8.20200319-1.23.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-operations | before 8.20200319-1.23.1 | 8.20200319-1.23.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-opsconsole | before 8.20200319-1.23.1 | 8.20200319-1.23.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-planning | before 8.20200319-1.23.1 | 8.20200319-1.23.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-security | before 8.20200319-1.23.1 | 8.20200319-1.23.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-user | before 8.20200319-1.23.1 | 8.20200319-1.23.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | memcached | before 1.5.17-3.3.1 | 1.5.17-3.3.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | openstack-manila | before 5.1.1~dev5-3.26.2 | 5.1.1~dev5-3.26.2 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | openstack-manila-doc | before 5.1.1~dev5-3.26.1 | 5.1.1~dev5-3.26.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | openstack-neutron | before 11.0.9~dev63-3.30.2 | 11.0.9~dev63-3.30.2 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | openstack-neutron-doc | before 11.0.9~dev63-3.30.1 | 11.0.9~dev63-3.30.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | openstack-nova | before 16.1.9~dev61-3.35.2 | 16.1.9~dev61-3.35.2 |
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Same product
powerdns: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-36754PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0 before 4.5.1 allows anybody to crash the process by sending a specific query (QTYPE 65535) that causes a49Plan
- CVE-2022-27227In 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 4.4.8, 4.5.x before 432Monitor
- CVE-2016-6172PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and 28Monitor
- CVE-2008-3337PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 2.9.21.1 drops malformed queries, which might make it easier for remote attackers to poison DNS caches 27Monitor
- CVE-2012-0206common_startup.cc in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 2.9.22.5 and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial22Monitor
- CVE-2019-10203PowerDNS Authoritative daemon , pdns versions 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.11, exiting when encountering a serial between 2^31 and 217Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:pdns | 4.1.6-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:pdns | 4.1.2-bp150.2.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:ardana-ansible | 9.0+git.1568821007.4e73730-3.13.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:ardana-horizon | 9.0+git.1569869028.8edfc22-3.10.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:ardana-keystone | 9.0+git.1570035317.78077ac-3.10.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:ardana-manila | 9.0+git.1569444107.add6a40-3.9.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:ardana-neutron | 9.0+git.1571328680.3a89cb8-3.13.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:grafana | 6.2.5-3.9.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openstack-cinder | 13.0.8~dev8-3.13.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openstack-dashboard | 14.0.5~dev1-3.9.4 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openstack-horizon-plugin-manila-ui | 2.16.2~dev2-3.3.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openstack-keystone | 14.1.1~dev26-3.13.4 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openstack-manila | 7.3.1~dev15-4.13.4 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openstack-neutron | 13.0.6~dev3-3.13.4 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdns | 4.1.2-bp150.2.6.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4424
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00022.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107491
- doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-03.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00039.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GWUHF6MRSQ3YO7UUISGLV7MXCAGBW2VD/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ROFI6OTWF4GKONNSNEDUCW6LVSSEBZNF/
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/8
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.