CVE-2019-3807

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Published Jan 29, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor versions 4.1.x before 4.1.9 where records in the answer section of responses received from authoritative servers with the AA flag not set were not properly validated, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Power DNS

pdns-recursor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`versions 4.1.x before 4.1.9`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.368% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3807
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2019-02.html

History

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Subscriptions

Powerdns Recursor

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jan 29, 2019, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:19 PM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 29, 2019, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM

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