CVE-2019-10162 : A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before versions

A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before versions 4.1.10, 4.0.8 allowing an authorized user to cause the server to exit by inserting a crafted record in a MASTER type zone under their control. The issue is due to the fact that the Authoritative Server will exit when it runs into a parsing error while looking up the NS/A/AAAA records it is about to use for an outgoing notify.

Published 2019-07-30 23:15:12

Updated 2020-10-02 14:27:37

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2019-10162

Powerdns » Authoritative
Versions from including (>=) 4.1.0 and before (<) 4.1.10
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Powerdns » Authoritative
Versions from including (>=) 4.0.0 and before (<) 4.0.8
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Powerdns » Authoritative » Version: 4.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Opensuse » Leap » Version: 15.0
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Opensuse » Leap » Version: 15.1
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2019-10162

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53

IPs affected by CVE-2019-10162 12,145

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-10162

EPSS FAQ

0.47%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 75 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-10162

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
3.5	LOW	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.1	1.4	Red Hat, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2019-10162

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-10162

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00036.html

[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1904-1: important: Security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00054.html

[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1921-1: important: Security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10162

1728520 – (CVE-2019-10162) CVE-2019-10162 pdns: denial-of-service via crafted zone records
Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-04.html

PowerDNS Security Advisory 2019-04: Denial of service via crafted zone records — PowerDNS Authoritative Server documentation
Vendor Advisory
https://blog.powerdns.com/2019/06/21/powerdns-authoritative-server-4-0-8-and-4-1-10-released/

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.0.8 and 4.1.10 Released | PowerDNS Blog
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory

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