CVE-2014-8601

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2014-02/ third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310 vdb entry third party advisory
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8601?
CVE-2014-8601 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8601?
To fix CVE-2014-8601, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8601 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8601 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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