CVE-2018-16855
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-16855 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-12-03 14:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-09 23:36:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-125
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1654232 – (CVE-2018-16855) CVE-2018-16855 pdns-recursor: Out-of-bounds read with crafted DNS queries | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| PowerDNS Security Advisory 2018-09: Crafted query can cause a denial of service — PowerDNS Recursor documentation | MISC | docs.powerdns.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 501113 Alpine Linux Security Update for pdns-recursor