CVE catalog

CVE-2009-4009

pdns-recursor: CVE-2009-4009

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Critical
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
17.57% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianpdns-recursorsid5.4.9-1fixed
Debianpdns-recursorforky5.4.8-1fixed
Debianpdns-recursortrixie5.2.13-0+deb13u1fixed
Debianpdns-recursortrixie-security5.2.13-0+deb13u1fixed
Debianpdns-recursorbookworm4.8.8-1+deb12u1fixed
Debianpdns-recursorbookworm-security4.8.8-1+deb12u1fixed
Opensusepdns-recursortumbleweed4.0.3-1.2fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianpdns-recursorsourcesid3.1.7.2-1highNot reportedNot reported
Debianpdns-recursorsourceforky3.1.7.2-1highNot reportedNot reported
Debianpdns-recursorsourcetrixie3.1.7.2-1highNot reportedNot reported
Debianpdns-recursorsourcebookworm3.1.7.2-1highNot reportedNot reported
Opensusepdns-recursorrpmtumbleweed4.0.3-1.2Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:10537-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [pdns-recursor]Unknown
    Details (4)

    • 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12

    • 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12

    • 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12

    • 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [pdns-recursor]Unknown
    Details (4)

    • 5.2.11-0+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13

    • 5.2.11-0+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13

    • 5.2.13-0+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13

    • 5.2.13-0+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.7.2-1

      dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [pdns-recursor]Unknown

    Source package: [pdns-recursor]

    Details (1)

    • 5.2.5-2.9 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.3-1.2

      dsa · pdns-recursor · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]