Improper Input Validation Affecting pdns package, versions *
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- published27 Jun 2018
- disclosed11 Sept 2018
Introduced: 27 Jun 2018
CVE-2016-7074 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 pdns.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdns package and not the pdns package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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 that the TSIG record is the last one, leading to the possibility of parsing records that are not covered by the TSIG signature.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7074
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-04/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7074
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7074