High severity · published Apr 25, 2024
CVE-2024-25583
Crafted responses can lead to a denial of service in Recursor if recursive forwarding is configured
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A crafted response from an upstream server the recursor has been configured to forward-recurse to can cause a Denial of Service in the Recursor. The default configuration of the Recursor does not use recursive forwarding and is not affected.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
Recursor · PowerDNS
4.8.7; 4.9.4; 5.0.3 · source: vendor
PO
Powerdns · Powerdns
4.8.7; 4.9.4; 5.0.3 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25583
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25583
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/1
doc.powerdns.com
https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2024-02.html
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