CVE-2019-10163 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions prior to 4.1.9 and 4.0.8, specifically impacting servers configured as slaves. An authorized master server can trigger high CPU load or prevent further zone updates by sending a large volume of NOTIFY messages. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to a loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sle-15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports:sle-15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sle-15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:backports:sle-15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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