CVE-2016-2120 | BDVDB-2026-109017 Detail

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An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions up to and including 3.4.10, 4.0.1 allowing an authorized user to crash the server by inserting a specially crafted record in a zone under their control then sending a DNS query for that record. The issue is due to an integer overflow when checking if the content of the record matches the expected size, allowing an attacker to cause a read past the buffer boundary.

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1. Version 12018-11-01Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.