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CVE-2009-4009

Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Published

2010-01-08T17:30:02.207

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application powerdns recursor ≤ 3.1.7.2 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 2.0_rc1 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 2.8 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 2.9.15 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 2.9.16 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 2.9.17 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 2.9.18 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.0 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.0.1 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.1 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.2 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.3 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.4 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.5 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.6 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.7 Yes
Application powerdns recursor 3.1.7.1 Yes
References