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CVE-2017-15093 json

When api-config-dir is set to a non-empty value, which is not the case by default, the API in PowerDNS Recursor 4.x up to and including 4.0…

published 2018-01-23 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6561

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

When api-config-dir is set to a non-empty value, which is not the case by default, the API in PowerDNS Recursor 4.x up to and including 4.0.6 and 3.x up to and including 3.7.4 allows an authorized user to update the Recursor's ACL by adding and removing netmasks, and to configure forward zones. It was discovered that the new netmask and IP addresses of forwarded zones were not sufficiently validated, allowing an authenticated user to inject new configuration directives into the Recursor's configuration.

Patch / fix

  • pdns-recursor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15093

  • pdns-recursor openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.5.5-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11157-1

  • pdns-recursor Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +15 more 4.0.7-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-15093

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • powerdns-recursor Arch Linux 4.0.7-1

arch linux advisories AVG-520

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15093 updated

pdns-recursor: 4.0.7 release fixing security issues

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • PowerDNS PowerDNS Recursor

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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