CVE-2021-36754

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0 before 4.5.1 allows anybody to crash the process by sending a specific query (QTYPE 65535) that causes an out-of-bounds exception.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

64.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Nuclei

high · CWE-119

Published

2021-07-27

Updated

2024-08-04

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/javascript/cves/2021/CVE-2021-36754.yaml

Security advisories

• https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/index.html
• https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2021-01.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/26/2

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry