CVE-2020-12244
published 2020-05-19CVE-2020-12244: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly…
PriorityP344high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.43%
82.4th percentile
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | pdns-recursor | < pdns-recursor 4.3.1-1 (bookworm) | pdns-recursor 4.3.1-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| opensuse | backports_sle | — | — |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| powerdns | recursor | 4.1.0 – 4.3.0 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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Debian
CVE-2020-12244: pdns-recursor - An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records i...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-12244 [HIGH] CVE-2020-12244: pdns-recursor - An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records i...
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-52f2-92w4-mx97: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-12244 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-52f2-92w4-mx97: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
OSV
CVE-2020-12244: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4
osv·2020-05-19·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-12244 [HIGH] CVE-2020-12244: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation [epel-all]
bugzilla·2020-05-26·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-12244 [HIGH] CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation [epel-all]
CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-05-26·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-12244 [HIGH] CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation [fedora-all]
CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation
bugzilla·2020-05-26·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-12244 [HIGH] CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation
CVE-2020-12244 pdns-recursor: incorrect handling of records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA allows an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
Reference:
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-02.html
Discussion:
Created pdns-recursor tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1840192]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1840193]
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This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product
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2020-05-19
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