Improper Input Validation Affecting pdns-recursor package, versions <4.0.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-PDNSRECURSOR-1556426
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Sept 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-7073  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 pdns-recursor to version 4.0.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdns-recursor package and not the pdns-recursor package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue has been found in PowerDNS before 3.4.11 and 4.0.2, and PowerDNS recursor before 4.0.4, allowing an attacker in position of man-in-the-middle to alter the content of an AXFR because of insufficient validation of TSIG signatures. A missing check of the TSIG time and fudge values was found in AXFRRetriever, leading to a possible replay attack.