UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8601

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8601
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8601.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8601
Related
Published
2014-12-10T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:07Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pdns-recursor

Package

Name
pdns-recursor
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns-recursor@3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.3-3
3.5.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-recursor"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-recursor-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "pdns-recursor-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}