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title: "PowerDNS authoritative server vulnerabilities and CVEs"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/authoritative-server
type: product
description: "PowerDNS authoritative server has 7 published CVEs, 0 in CISA KEV and 1 with public exploits."
updated: 2022-03-25
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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# PowerDNS authoritative server vulnerabilities

Vendor: [PowerDNS](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns)

- **Published CVEs:** 7
- **In CISA KEV:** 0
- **With a public exploit:** 1
- **With a patch:** 7
- **Average CVSS:** 6.6
- **First CVE:** 2008-08-08
- **Latest CVE:** 2022-03-25
- **Platforms:** linux

## Severity breakdown

| Severity | CVEs |
| --- | --- |
| Critical | 0 |
| High | 3 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unscored | 0 |

## Most common weakness types

| CWE | Name | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CWE-20](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-20) | Improper Input Validation | 2 |
| [CWE-119](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-119) | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer | 1 |
| [CWE-399](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-399) | Resource Management Errors | 1 |
| [CWE-400](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-400) | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | 1 |
| [CWE-681](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-681) | Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types | 1 |

## CVEs by year

| Year | CVEs published |
| --- | --- |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |

## Affected versions

| Version | Kind | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| \< 4.0.7 | range | 1 |
| \< 4.4.3 | range | 1 |
| \<= 2.9.21 | range | 1 |
| \<= 2.9.22 | range | 1 |
| \<= 4.0.0 | range | 1 |
| 3.0 | range | 1 |
| 4.0.0 \<= v \< 4.0.9 | range | 1 |
| 4.1.0 \<= v \< 4.1.11 | range | 1 |
| 4.1.0 \<= v \< 4.1.7 | range | 1 |
| 4.5.0 \<= v \< 4.5.1 | range | 1 |
| 4.5.0 \<= v \< 4.5.4 | range | 1 |
| 4.6.0 \<= v \< 4.6.1 | range | 1 |
| 4.0.7 | patched | 1 |
| 4.0.9 | patched | 1 |
| 4.1.11 | patched | 1 |
| 4.1.7 | patched | 1 |
| 4.4.3 | patched | 1 |
| 4.5.1 | patched | 1 |
| 4.5.4 | patched | 1 |
| 4.6.1 | patched | 1 |

## CVEs

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | CISA KEV | Public exploit | Patch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2022-27227 | - | high | 7.5 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2021-36754 | - | high | 7.5 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2019-10203 | - | medium | 4.3 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2019-3871 | - | high | 8.8 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2016-6172 | - | medium | 6.8 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2012-0206 | - | medium | 5.0 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2008-3337 | - | medium | 6.4 | No | No | Yes |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many CVEs does PowerDNS authoritative server have?

PowerDNS authoritative server has 7 published CVE records since 2008.

### How many PowerDNS authoritative server CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of PowerDNS authoritative server's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

### Are there public exploits for PowerDNS authoritative server vulnerabilities?

Yes — 1 of PowerDNS authoritative server's CVEs have a known public exploit.

### Which versions of PowerDNS authoritative server are affected?

20 distinct PowerDNS authoritative server versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.

### What are the most common weakness types in PowerDNS authoritative server CVEs?

PowerDNS authoritative server's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer), CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).

### What is the average severity of PowerDNS authoritative server CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across PowerDNS authoritative server's scored CVEs is 6.6.

## Other products from this vendor

- [pdns](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/pdns) (110 CVEs)
- [Recursor](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/recursor) (64 CVEs)
- [Authoritative](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/authoritative) (32 CVEs)
- [DNSdist](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/dnsdist) (31 CVEs)
- [PowerDNS](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/powerdns) (9 CVEs)
- [pdns-recursor](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/pdns-recursor) (5 CVEs)
- [PowerDNS Recursor](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/powerdns-recursor) (5 CVEs)
- [PowerDNS Authoritative](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/powerdns-authoritative) (1 CVEs)

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