9.8

CVE-2019-3807: power dns pdns-recursor

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesopenSUSE-SU-2019:0107-1UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3807DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3807
Published 29-01-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3807 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in power dns pdns-recursor. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 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 4.1.x before 4.1.9 where records in the answer section of responses received from authoritative servers with the AA flag not set were not properly validated, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

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
Suse1 product
  • pdns-recursor&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15< 4.1.2-bp150.2.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • pdns-recursorAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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