PowerDNS EDNSO packet recursor denial of service
| powerdns-recursor-ednso-dos (26100) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PowerDNS is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could send a malformed EDNSO packet to an affected server to cause the recursor to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PowerDNS (3.0.1 or later), available from the PowerDNS Web site. See References.
References:
- PowerDNS REcursor 1.3. Release notes: 1.3.1. Recursor version 3.0.1.
- PowerDNS Web site: Downloads.
- BID-17711: PowerDNS Malformed EDNS0 Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2069: The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.
- SA19831: PowerDNS Recursor Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2006:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1527: PowerDNS Recursor EDNS0 Packet Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- PowerDNS PowerDNS prior to 3.0.1
Reported:
Apr 26, 2006
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