UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37428 (CVE-2022-37428)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-08-23 17:15 – Updated: 2025-10-24 04:53 – Source website
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Details

PowerDNS Recursor up to and including 4.5.9, 4.6.2 and 4.7.1, when protobuf logging is enabled, has Improper Cleanup upon a Thrown Exception, leading to a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DNS query that leads to an answer with specific properties.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
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    {
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        "name": "pdns-recursor",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns-recursor@4.6.0-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/jammy"
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "PowerDNS Recursor up to and including 4.5.9, 4.6.2 and 4.7.1, when protobuf logging is enabled, has Improper Cleanup upon a Thrown Exception, leading to a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DNS query that leads to an answer with specific properties.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37428",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:53:48Z",
  "published": "2022-08-23T17:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37428"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2022-02/"
    },
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      "url": "https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-02.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/lua-config/protobuf.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37428"
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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    "CVE-2022-37428"
  ]
}



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