Resource Exhaustion Affecting pdns package, versions <4.0.1-1
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- published26 Sept 2016
- disclosed26 Sept 2016
Introduced: 26 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-6172 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 pdns to version 4.0.1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdns package and not the pdns package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6172
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134
- https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
- https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6172