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PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.0 < 4.2.0 DoS Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

PowerDNS Authoritative Server is prone to a denial of service vulnerability when encountering a serial between 2^31 and 2^32-1 while trying to notify a slave.

Affected Software

Affected Software

PowerDNS Authoritative 4.0 prior to 4.2.0.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 4.2.0 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)