---
title: "PowerDNS Recursor vulnerabilities and CVEs"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/powerdns-recursor
type: product
description: "PowerDNS Recursor has 5 published CVEs, 0 in CISA KEV and 1 with public exploits."
updated: 2018-01-23
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
---

# PowerDNS Recursor vulnerabilities

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

- **Published CVEs:** 5
- **In CISA KEV:** 0
- **With a public exploit:** 1
- **With a patch:** 4
- **Average CVSS:** 5.7
- **First CVE:** 2012-02-17
- **Latest CVE:** 2018-01-23

## Severity breakdown

| Severity | CVEs |
| --- | --- |
| Critical | 0 |
| High | 0 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unscored | 0 |

## Most common weakness types

| CWE | Name | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CWE-20](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-20) | Improper Input Validation | 1 |
| [CWE-401](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-401) | Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime | 1 |
| [CWE-79](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-79) | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | 1 |

## CVEs by year

| Year | CVEs published |
| --- | --- |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 |

## Affected versions

| Version | Kind | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3.x up to and including 3.7.4 | exact | 1 |
| 4.x up to and including 4.0.6 | exact | 1 |
| \>= from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 | range | 2 |
| 3.3 | range | 1 |
| 3.6.0 | range | 1 |

## CVEs

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | CISA KEV | Public exploit | Patch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2017-15094 | - | medium | 5.9 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2017-15093 | - | medium | 5.3 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2017-15092 | - | medium | 6.1 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2014-3614 | - | medium | 5.0 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2012-1193 | - | medium | 6.4 | No | Yes | No |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many CVEs does PowerDNS Recursor have?

PowerDNS Recursor has 5 published CVE records since 2012.

### How many PowerDNS Recursor CVEs are in CISA KEV?

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

### Are there public exploits for PowerDNS Recursor vulnerabilities?

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

### Which versions of PowerDNS Recursor are affected?

5 distinct PowerDNS Recursor 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 Recursor CVEs?

PowerDNS Recursor's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')).

### What is the average severity of PowerDNS Recursor CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across PowerDNS Recursor's scored CVEs is 5.7.

## 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)
- [authoritative server](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/authoritative-server) (7 CVEs)
- [pdns-recursor](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/pdns-recursor) (5 CVEs)
- [PowerDNS Authoritative](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/powerdns/powerdns-authoritative) (1 CVEs)

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