PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:71545

Info

PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71545
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2014-8601
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 08 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 24 2014 12:58AM
Credit: Florian Maury from ANSSI
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

PowerDNS Recursor is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition; denying service to legitimate users.

PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.1 and prior are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers will likely use standard tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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