CVE-2017-15094
MEDIUMPowerDNS Recursor 4.0.0-4.0.6 - Memory Leak in DNSSEC ECDSA Key Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-07.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0337
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-772
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (1)
powerdns/recursor
4.0.0 - 4.0.6
Published
Jan 23, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026