CVE-2022-27227 Business logic in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Insufficient validation of IXFR end conditions allows incomplete zone transfers to be treated as successful, potentially leading to data inconsistency or loss.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-27227?

CVE-2022-27227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 25 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.4.3, 4.5.x before 4.5.4, and 4.6.x before 4.6.1 and PowerDNS Recursor before 4.4.8, 4.5.x before 4.5.8, and 4.6.x before 4.6.1, insufficient validation of an IXFR end condition causes incomplete zone transfers to be handled as successful transfers.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27227?

It affects 3 products.

Linux distribution packages (4)
pdns-recursor SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3All versions4.3.5-bp153.2.3.1
pdns-recursor openSUSE:Leap 15.3All versions4.3.5-bp153.2.3.1
pdns openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions4.6.1-1.1
pdns-recursor openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions4.6.1-1.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Powerdns Authoritative Server, Powerdns Recursor.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27227?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-27227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27227, GHSA-67fj-vc46-4xmv, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27227, openSUSE-SU-2022:0105-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11954-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11955-1.

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