CVE-2016-6172
CVE-2016-6172
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response.
CVSS 6.8 · Medium · EPSS 3.8% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
pdns Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.0.1-1
Update to 4.0.1-1
pdns Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.0.1-1
Update to 4.0.1-1
pdns Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.0.1-1
Update to 4.0.1-1
pdns Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.4.5-1build2
- 3.4.6-2
- 3.4.6-3
- 3.4.7-1
- 3.4.7-2
- 4.0.0~alpha1-1
- 4.0.0~alpha2-2
- 4.0.0~alpha2-3
- 4.0.0~alpha2-3build1
- 4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
- https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html
- https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6172