medium5.0
CVE-2014-8601
PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via …
Impact
PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 7.0 |
| Powerdns | Recursor | through 3.6.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
- http://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2014-02/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310
- http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
- http://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2014-02/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310