CVE-2017-15094
MEDIUMEPSS 87th pctlDescription
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-13934 | High | 7.5 | 64% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-6304 | High | 7.5 | 63% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-12265 | Medium | 5.3 | 60% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2001-0136 | Medium | 5.0 | 45% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-4232 | High | 7.5 | 36% | - | - |
| CVE-2001-0543 | Medium | 5.0 | 19% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2017-15094?
Upgrade pdns-recursor on debian 11 to 4.0.7-1 or later.
Is CVE-2017-15094 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2017-15094 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2017-15094?
CVE-2017-15094 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2017-15094 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for pdns-recursor (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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