An issue has been found in PowerDNS before 3.4.11 and 4.0.2, and PowerDNS recursor before 3.7.4 and 4.0.4, allowing a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause an abnormal CPU usage load on the PowerDNS server by sending crafted DNS queries, which might result in a partial denial of service if the system becomes overloaded. This issue is based on the fact that the PowerDNS server parses all records present in a query regardless of whether they are needed or even legitimate. A specially crafted query containing a large number of records can be used to take advantage of that behaviour.
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7068 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-02/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3763 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764 | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2018-09-11 13:29
Updated : 2024-02-28 16:48
NVD link : CVE-2016-7068
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7068
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7068
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Products Affected
powerdns
- recursor
- authoritative
debian
- debian_linux