CVE-2017-15094
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and...
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
CVE-2017-15094- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401, CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
CVE-2017-15094- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6562 No score
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
EUVD-2017-6562- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q452-p523-w4f9
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and...
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
GHSA-q452-p523-w4f9- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
CVE-2017-15094- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15094
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15094- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15094
An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15094- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11157-1 No score
pdns-recursor-4.5.5-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pdns-recursor-4.5.5-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11157-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pdns-recursorDebian:12 |
before 4.0.7-1 | 4.0.7-1 |
pdns-recursorDebian:13 |
before 4.0.7-1 | 4.0.7-1 |
pdns-recursorDebian:14 |
before 4.0.7-1 | 4.0.7-1 |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.7.3-14.0.0~alpha1-14.0.0~alpha1-24.0.0~alpha2-24.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.14.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
pdns-recursoropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 18 CVEs |
before 4.5.5-1.3 | 4.5.5-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15094 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Powerdns Recursor, published January 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in pdns-recursor 4.0.7-1.
References
doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-07.html
securityfocus.com/bid/101982
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15094
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q452-p523-w4f9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15094
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15094
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downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2017-07
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15094
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2120