UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10851

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10851
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10851.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10851
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Published
2018-11-29T18:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:51Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.3.0 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.6, and PowerDNS Recursor 3.2 up to 4.1.4 excluding 4.1.5 and 4.0.9, are vulnerable to a memory leak while parsing malformed records that can lead to remote denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / pdns

Package

Name
pdns
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns@4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.5-1build2
3.4.6-2
3.4.6-3
3.4.7-1
3.4.7-2

4.*

4.0.0~alpha1-1
4.0.0~alpha2-2
4.0.0~alpha2-3
4.0.0~alpha2-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-geoip"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-lua"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mydns"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pipe"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-remote"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-sqlite3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / pdns-recursor

Package

Name
pdns-recursor
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns-recursor@4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.7.3-1

4.*

4.0.0~alpha1-1
4.0.0~alpha1-2
4.0.0~alpha2-2
4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-recursor"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / pdns

Package

Name
pdns
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns@4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.4-2
4.0.4-2build1
4.0.5-1
4.1.0-1
4.1.0-2
4.1.0-2build1
4.1.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-bind"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-geoip"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-lua"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mydns"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-odbc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-opendbx"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pipe"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-remote"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-sqlite3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / pdns-recursor

Package

Name
pdns-recursor
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns-recursor@4.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.6-1
4.0.6-1build1
4.0.7-1
4.1.1-1
4.1.1-1build1
4.1.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-recursor"
        }
    ]
}