CVE-2016-2120
PowerDNS Authoritative Server Off-by-Integer Buffer Overread Vulnerability
Description
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions up to and including 3.4.10, 4.0.1 allowing an authorized user to crash the server by inserting a specially crafted record in a zone under their control then sending a DNS query for that record. The issue is due to an integer overflow when checking if the content of the record matches the expected size, allowing an attacker to cause a read past the buffer boundary.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 1, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2120
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-2120.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2120 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-2120 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-2120 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-190 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2120 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2120 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.4.10 *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (including) 4.0.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2120 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2120
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.36160
percentile