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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1211-1 (pdns)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to pdns announced via advisory DSA 1211-1. It was discovered that malformed TCP packets may lead to denial of service and possibly the execution of arbitrary code if the PowerDNS nameserver acts as a recursive nameserver.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.9.17-13sarge3. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.4-1 of pdns-recursor. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.4-1 of pdns-recursor. We recommend that you upgrade your PowerDNS packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201211-1