UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10851

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10851

    Published: 29 Nov 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-10851
    Aliases:
    USN-7203-1

    Summary:

    Details: PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.3.0 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6, and PowerDNS Recursor 3.2 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.9, are vulnerable to a memory leak while parsing malformed records that can lead to remote denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10851, https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-03.html, https://downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2018-03/, https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2018-04.html, https://downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2018-04/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10851, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7203-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pdns

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    3.4.5-1build2
    3.4.6-2
    3.4.6-3
    3.4.7-1
    3.4.7-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High