8.1

CVE-2019-3806: power dns pdns-recursor

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-3806DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3806
Published 29-01-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3806 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in power dns pdns-recursor. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.45%
0%100%
Low · 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 3 · Related 2
MGASA-2019-0051OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0131-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11157-1

Timeline

  1. 29-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor versions after 4.1.3 before 4.1.9 where Lua hooks are not properly applied to queries received over TCP in some specific combination of settings, possibly bypassing security policies enforced using Lua.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.45% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.45%

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< 4.1.9-1
Power dns1 product
Powerdns1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • pdns-recursorAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

5 links