4.3

CVE-2019-10203: powerdns authoritative_server

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-10203DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10203ALPINE-CVE-2019-10203
Published 22-11-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-10203 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in powerdns authoritative_server. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3
MGASA-2020-0375OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1904-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1921-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11156-1

Timeline

  1. 22-11-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PowerDNS Authoritative daemon , pdns versions 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.11, exiting when encountering a serial between 2^31 and 2^32-1 while trying to notify a slave leads to DoS.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.55% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine1 product
  • pdns< 4.1.11-r0
Debian1 product
  • pdns< 4.2.0-1
Powerdns1 product
Red hat1 product
  • pdnspdns versions 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.11
Ubuntu1 product
  • pdnsAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

6 links