CVE-2017-15120
PowerDNS Recursor NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
An issue has been found in the parsing of authoritative answers in PowerDNS Recursor before 4.0.8, leading to a NULL pointer dereference when parsing a specially crafted answer containing a CNAME of a different class than IN. An unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a denial of service.
INFO
Published Date :
July 27, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-15120 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2017-15120.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/382 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106335 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15120 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-08.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4063 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
PowerDNS CVE-2017-15120 / DO NOT ABUSE
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-15120 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-15120 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-476 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106335 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106335 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106335 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-08.html No Types Assigned https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-08.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15120 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15120 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/382 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/382 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4063 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4063 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.8 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4063 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15120 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15120
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.45 }} -1.32%
score
0.75514
percentile