CVE-2012-1193 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The resolver in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.3 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

Published: 2012-02-17

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 5.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns_recursor:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1221	The resolver in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.3 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05616.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102729.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104173.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104177.html
https://www.isc.org/files/imce/ghostdomain_camera.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Powerdns Powerdns Recursor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-02-17T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:53:36.483Z

Reserved: 2012-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1193

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-02-17T22:55:00.747

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:39:13.830

Link: CVE-2012-1193

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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