CVE-2016-2120
HIGHPowerdns Authoritative < 3.4.10 - Integer Overflow
Title source: ruleDescription
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