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CVE-2012-1193

Published: Feb 17, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1193
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The resolver in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.3 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a ghost domain names attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Powerdns_recursorPowerdns3.3 (including)3.3 (including)
Pdns-recursorUbuntuhardy*
Pdns-recursorUbuntulucid*
Pdns-recursorUbuntumaverick*
Pdns-recursorUbuntunatty*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuoneiric*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuprecise*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuquantal*
Pdns-recursorUbunturaring*
Pdns-recursorUbuntusaucy*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuupstream*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuutopic*

References

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