CVE-2017-15120 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-15120 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/07/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: redhat | Vendor: PowerDNS | Product: pdns-recursor
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-15120 Description

An issue has been found in the parsing of authoritative answers in PowerDNS Recursor before 4.0.8, leading to a NULL pointer dereference when parsing a specially crafted answer containing a CNAME of a different class than IN. An unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-476
CWE Name: CWE-476
Source: PowerDNS

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).