CVE-2009-4009 : Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash)

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 2010-01-08 17:30:02

Updated 2018-10-10 19:48:04

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2009-4009

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53

IPs affected by CVE-2009-4009 18

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4009

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 4.08%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4009

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2009-4009

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-4009

Products affected by CVE-2009-4009