An attacker can send a web request that causes unlimited memory allocation in the internal web server, leading to a denial of service. The internal web server is disabled by default.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LPowerdns Authoritative
APPPowerdns5.0.0 – 5.0.4 (bez)4.9.0 – 4.9.14 (bez)Powerdns Dnsdist
APPPowerdns2.0.0 – 2.0.4 (bez)1.9.0 – 1.9.13 (bez)Powerdns Recursor
APPPowerdns5.4.05.2.0 – 5.2.9 (bez)5.3.0 – 5.3.6 (bez)
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PATCH AVAILABLE
Vendor update available. Deploy in standard maintenance cycle.
Tags
DoS
CWE
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