CVE-2014-8601
pdns-recursor - security update
EPSS 0.76%
Description
PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it.
How to fix CVE-2014-8601
To remediate CVE-2014-8601, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pdns-recursor—upgrade to 3.6.2-1 or later
- Debian/pdns-recursor—upgrade to 3.2-4+deb6u1 or later
- Debian/pdns-recursor—upgrade to 3.3-3+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2014-8601 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.6.2-1
- from 0, < 3.2-4+deb6u1
- from 0, < 3.3-3+deb7u1