PowerDNS PowerDNS Recursor prior 3.6.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PowerDNS PowerDNS Recursor. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3614. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PowerDNS PowerDNS Recursor (Domain Name Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.6.x before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unknown sequence of malformed packets.

The weakness was published 09/19/2014 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-3614 since 05/14/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77766 (Fedora 20 : pdns-recursor-3.6.1-1.fc20 (2014-10632)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 3.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17008.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95947), Tenable (77766), SecurityFocus (BID 69778†), Secunia (SA61027†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46274†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77766
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : pdns-recursor-3.6.1-1.fc20 (2014-10632)
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OpenVAS ID: 867329
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for pdns-recursor FEDORA-2014-10628
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.0
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05/14/2014 🔍
09/10/2014 +119 days 🔍
09/12/2014 +2 days 🔍
09/19/2014 +7 days 🔍
09/19/2014 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2014 +3 days 🔍
09/28/2014 +6 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +179 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3614 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3614
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71355
X-Force: 95947
SecurityFocus: 69778 - PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-3614 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 61027
Vulnerability Center: 46274 - PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.x before 3.6.1 Remote DoS via Malformed Packets - CVE-2014-3614, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 15:08
Updated: 03/29/2022 09:36
Changes: 03/26/2015 15:08 (68), 06/07/2017 11:07 (7), 03/29/2022 09:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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