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CVE-2018-16855

 

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Se ha detectado un problema en PowerDNS Recursor en versiones anteriores a la 4.1.8 en donde un atacante remoto que envíe una consulta DNS puede desencadenar una lectura de memoria fuera de límites cuando procesa el hash de la consulta para una búsqueda de memoria caché de los paquetes, posiblemente conduciendo a a un cierre inesperado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-09-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-12-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Powerdns
Search vendor "Powerdns"
 Recursor
Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor"
 < 4.1.8
Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor" and version " < 4.1.8"
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Affected