PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 DNSSEC Signature Validation Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1000003)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 106487

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Synopsis

The remote name server is affected by a spoofing vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the version of the PowerDNS Recursor listening on the remote host is version 4.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw when handling DNSSEC signature validation of NSEC or NSEC3 records.

Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Also, Nessus has not checked for the presence of the patch.

Solution

Upgrade to PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.1 or later. Alternatively, apply the patches referenced in the vendor advisories.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106487

File Name: powerdns_recursor_4_1_1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 1/30/2018

Updated: 2/18/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000003

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:powerdns:recursor, cpe:/a:powerdns:powerdns

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, pdns/version_full, pdns/version_source, pdns/type

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1000003

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