Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package pdns-recursor  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PDNSRECURSOR-625742
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed17 Nov 2015

Introduced: 17 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5311  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.

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 Ubuntu.

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and server crash) via crafted query packets.