CVE-2017-15094
Description
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).
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.0.7-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.7-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.