CVE-2022-27227

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7203-1

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.4.3, 4.5.x before 4.5.4, and 4.6.x before 4.6.1 and PowerDNS Recursor before 4.4.8, 4.5.x before 4.5.8, and 4.6.x before 4.6.1, insufficient validation of an IXFR end condition causes incomplete zone transfers to be handled as successful transfers.

En PowerDNS Authoritative Server versiones anteriores a 4.4.3, versiones 4.5.x anteriores a 4.5.4 y versiones4.6.x anteriores a 4.6.1 y PowerDNS Recursor versiones anteriores a 4.4.8, versiones 4.5.x anteriores a 4.5.8 y versiones 4.6.x anteriores a 4.6.1, una comprobación insuficiente de una condición de fin de IXFR causa que las transferencias de zona incompletas sean manejadas como transferencias con éxito

Wei Hao discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server incorrectly handled memory when accessing certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve arbitrary code execution. It was discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor incorrectly handled memory when receiving certain remote input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service. Kees Monshouwer discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor incorrectly handled request validation after having cached malformed input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service.

*Credits: N/A

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

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-17 CVE Reserved
2022-03-25 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/25/1	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/index.html	2023-11-07
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-01.html	2023-11-07
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/index.html	2023-11-07
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-01.html	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2QKN56VWXUVFOYGUN75N5IRNK66OHTHT	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HEABZA46XYEUWMGSY2GYYVHISBVWEHIO	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPHOFNI7FKM5NNOVDOWO4TBXFAFICCUE	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJSKICB67SPPEGNXCQLZVSWR6QGCN3KP	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Powerdns Search vendor "Powerdns"		Authoritative Server Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Authoritative Server"				< 4.4.3 Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Authoritative Server" and version " < 4.4.3"		-		Affected
Powerdns Search vendor "Powerdns"		Authoritative Server Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Authoritative Server"				>= 4.5.0 < 4.5.4 Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Authoritative Server" and version " >= 4.5.0 < 4.5.4"		-		Affected
Powerdns Search vendor "Powerdns"		Authoritative Server Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Authoritative Server"				>= 4.6.0 < 4.6.1 Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Authoritative Server" and version " >= 4.6.0 < 4.6.1"		-		Affected
Powerdns Search vendor "Powerdns"		Recursor Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor"				< 4.4.8 Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor" and version " < 4.4.8"		-		Affected
Powerdns Search vendor "Powerdns"		Recursor Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor"				>= 4.5.0 < 4.5.8 Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor" and version " >= 4.5.0 < 4.5.8"		-		Affected
Powerdns Search vendor "Powerdns"		Recursor Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor"				>= 4.6.0 < 4.6.1 Search vendor "Powerdns" for product "Recursor" and version " >= 4.6.0 < 4.6.1"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"		-		Affected