CVE-2018-10851
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 29, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAuthoritativeRecursor
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.3.0 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6, and PowerDNS Recursor 3.2 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.9, are vulnerable to a memory leak while parsing malformed records that can lead to remote denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≥ 3.3.03.3 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.4
v ≥ 3.23.2 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10851x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.htmlCVSS
5.3MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-772
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