CVE-2023-22617
published 2023-01-21CVE-2023-22617: A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain…
PriorityP343high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
7.32%
93.6th percentile
A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | pdns-recursor | < pdns-recursor 4.8.1-1 (bookworm) | pdns-recursor 4.8.1-1 (bookworm) |
| powerdns | recursor | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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Debian
CVE-2023-22617: pdns-recursor - A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-22617 [HIGH] CVE-2023-22617: pdns-recursor - A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor...
A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.8.1-1)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.8.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.8.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.8.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-59qw-42jc-ww5f: A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-01-21
CVE-2023-22617 [HIGH] CWE-674 GHSA-59qw-42jc-ww5f: A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4
A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.
OSV
CVE-2023-22617: A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4
osv·2023-01-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-22617 [HIGH] CVE-2023-22617: A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4
A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/20/1https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/changelog/4.8.html#change-4.8.1https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/20/1https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/changelog/4.8.html#change-4.8.1https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/
2023-01-21
Published