CVE-2023-22617

pdns-recursor: A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves...

CVE-2023-22617 is fixed in pdns-recursor on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22617, released January 21, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0752
94th percentile

A remote attacker might be able to cause infinite recursion in PowerDNS Recursor 4.8.0 via a DNS query that retrieves DS records for a misconfigured domain, because QName minimization is used in QM fallback mode. This is fixed in 4.8.1.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
pdns-recursor · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 4.8.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22617 Jan 21, 2023
pdns-recursor · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 4.8.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22617 Jan 21, 2023
pdns-recursor · Debian 14 4.8.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22617 Jan 21, 2023

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