CVE-2009-4009

critical

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.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00228.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00217.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55438

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552285

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0054

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37650

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508743/100/0/threaded

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023403

http://secunia.com/advisories/38068

http://secunia.com/advisories/38004

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2010-01.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-01-08

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H