CVE-2016-2120

HIGH

Powerdns Authoritative < 3.4.10 - Integer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions up to and including 3.4.10, 4.0.1 allowing an authorized user to crash the server by inserting a specially crafted record in a zone under their control then sending a DNS query for that record. The issue is due to an integer overflow when checking if the content of the record matches the expected size, allowing an attacker to cause a read past the buffer boundary.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-190
Status published

Affected Products (2)

powerdns/authoritative < 3.4.10
debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Nov 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026