An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor before version 4.1.8 where a remote attacker sending a DNS query can trigger an out-of-bounds memory read while computing the hash of the query for a packet cache lookup, possibly leading to a crash.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-09.html | Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16855 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2018-12-03 06:29
Updated : 2019-10-09 16:36
NVD link : CVE-2018-16855
Mitre link : CVE-2018-16855
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Products Affected
powerdns
- recursor