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PowerDNS Recursor Specific Sequence Denial of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running PowerDNS Recursor and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to an error in the handling a specific sequence of packets which leads to crash PowerDNS Recursor remotely.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.0 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.1 or later.