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CVE-2009-4009: powerdns recursor

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4009
Published 08-01-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4009 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in powerdns recursor. EPSS estimates a 17.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
17.57%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DSA-1968-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10537-1

Timeline

  1. 08-01-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

17.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 17.57% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
17.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • pdns-recursor< 3.1.7.2-1
Powerdns1 product
  • recursor≤ 3.1.7.2 | 2.0_rc1 | 2.8 | 2.9.15 | 2.9.16 | 2.9.17 | 2.9.18 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.6 | 3.1.7 | 3.1.7.1

2 vendors · 2 products

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