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CVE-2014-8601

Published: Dec 10, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8601
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Pdns-recursorUbuntulucid*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuprecise*
Pdns-recursorUbuntutrusty*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuupstream*
Pdns-recursorUbuntuutopic*

References

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