CVE-2018-14626 describes a packet cache pollution vulnerability affecting PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 4.1.0-4.1.4 and PowerDNS Recursor versions 4.0.0-4.1.4. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted query. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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